Muschelkalk
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > sedimentary rock > <sedimentary rock by composition> > carbonate rock > limestone > <limestone by composition> > <limestone by composition: aggregate type> > fossiliferous limestone > shelly limestone
Descripción
A strata of limestone chalk formed from shell deposited in the Middle Triassic formation. Found in Europe, most commonly in Germany, lying above the Bunter and and below the Keuper layers.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- Muschelkalk [de]
- calcaire coquillier (shelly limestone) [fr]
- Muschelkalk [en]
- muschel kalk [en]
- shell limestone (muschelkalk) [en]