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Progetto CARG Per Il Servizio Geologico D’Italia - ISPRA F I S P R A Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale SERVIZIO GEOLOGICO D’ITALIA Organo Cartografico dello Stato (legge n°68 del 2.2.1960) NOTE ILLUSTRATIVE della CARTA GEOLOGICA D’ITALIA alla scala 1:50.000 foglio 619 S. MARGHERITA DI BELICE A cura di: P. Di Stefano1, P. Renda1, G. Zarcone1, F. Nigro2, M. S. Cacciatore1 Con ilPROGETTO contributo di: G. Cusimano1, E. Di Stefano1, D. Luzio1, S. Monteleone1, R. Sprovieri1, S. Bonomo2, M. Sabatino1, A. Contino1, A. D’Alessandro1, F. Pisciotta2 CARG 1 Università di Palermo, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare 2 Istituto di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Palermo Ente realizzatore Regione Siciliana - Assessorato Territorio e Ambiente Direttore del Servizio Geologico d’Italia - ISPRA: C. Campobasso Responsabile del Progetto CARG per il Servizio Geologico d’Italia - ISPRA F. Galluzzo Responsabile del Progetto CARG per la Regione Siciliana: G. Arnone Per il Servizio GeoloGico d’italia - iSPra: Revisione scientifica: R. Bonomo, E. La Posta, M. Rossi, M. Marino Coordinamento cartografico: D. Tacchia (coord.), F. Pilato Revisione informatizzazione dei dati geologici: L. Battaglini, V. Campo, M. Rossi (ASC) Coordinamento editoriale: D. Tacchia, F. Pilato Per la reGione Siciliana: Coordinamento informatizzazione: Pietro Di Stefano InformatizzazionePROGETTO e allestimento cartografico per la stampa a cura di: Consorzio Ticonzero s.a.s. Allestimento editoriale e cartografico: G. Zarcone CARG GeStione tecnico-amminiStrativa del ProGetto carG: M.T. Lettieri - Servizio Geologico d’Italia - ISPRA D. Greco (dal 2003) - R. Giordano (dal 2009) - Regione Siciliana - Assessorato Territorio e Ambiente Si ringraziano i componenti dei Comitati Geologici per il loro contributo scientifico Stampa: SyStemCart S.r.l. - 2013 INDICE I - INTRODUZIONE ............................................................. Pag. 9 1. - INQUADRAMENTO GEOGRAFICO .............................. » 9 2. - AMBIENTE FISICO .......................................................... » 10 II - ORGANIGRAMMA E METODOLOGIE ..................... » 15 1. - ORGANIGRAMMA ........................................................... » 15 2. - METODOLOGIA ............................................................... » 16 2.1. - Criteri di rilevamento ........................................................ » 16 2.2. - Criteri BiostratigrafiCi ..................................................... » 17 2.3. - note sulla Biostratigrafia dell’intervallo serravalliano - Quaternario ............................................. » 20 2.4. - Cronostratigrafia dell’intervallo serravalliano - Quaternario ........................................................................ » 21 III - INQUADRAMENTO GEOLOGICO REGIONALE E STATO DELLE CONOSCENZE .................................... » 25 1. - INQUADRAMENTO GEOLOGICO REGIONALE ......... » 25 2. - STUDI PRECEDENTI ....................................................... » 29 IV - STRATIGRAFIA .............................................................. » 33 1. - INTRODUZIONE .............................................................. » 33 2. - SUCCESSIONI SEDIMENTARIE PALEOZOICO - CENOZOICHE AFFIORANTI .......................................... » 35 2.1. PROGETTO- suCCessioni del BaCino siCano ............................................ » 35 2.1.1. - complesso di Lercara (LER) ............................................... » 36 2.1.2. - Formazione Mufara (MUF) ................................................ » 37 2.1.3. - formazione Scillato (SCT) .................................................CARG» 38 2.1.4. - calcari oolitici di Monte Genuardo (GUD) ....................... » 40 2.1.5. - calcari di S. Maria del Bosco (BOO) ................................. » 44 2.1.6. - formazione Barracù (BUU) ............................................... » 46 2.1.7. - Lattimusa (LTM) ................................................................ » 48 2.1.8. - Formazione Hybla (HYB) ................................................. » 48 2.1.9. - formazione Amerillo (AMM ) ............................................. » 49 2.1.10. - marne di Cardellia (RDE) ................................................. » 52 2.1.11. - formazione Ragusa - membro Irminio (RAG2) .................. » 54 2.1.12. - calcareniti di Corleone (CCR) .......................................... Pag. 55 2.1.13. - marne di San Cipirello (CIP) ............................................. » 56 2.2. - suCCessione di transizione tra Piattaforma CarBonatiCa saCCense e BaCino siCano .................................................. » 57 2.2.1. - formazione Cozzo di Lupo (CZP) ................................... » 57 2.2.2. - calcari oolitici di Monte Genuardo (GUD) ...................... » 59 2.2.3. - calcari di S Maria del Bosco (BOO) ............................... » 62 2.2.4. - formazione Barracù (BUU) .............................................. » 62 2.2.5. - Lattimusa (LTM) .............................................................. » 65 2.2.6. - Formazione Hybla (HYB) ................................................. » 65 2.2.7. - formazione Amerillo (AMM) ............................................. » 66 2.2.8. - marne di Cardellia (RDE) ................................................ » 69 2.2.9. - calcareniti di Corleone (CCR) ........................................... » 69 2.2.10. - marne di San Cipirello (CIP) .............................................. » 70 2.3. - suCCessione della Piattaforma CarBonatiCa saCCense .... » 70 2.3.1. - formazione Cozzo di Lupo (CZP) ...................................... » 71 2.3.2. - Formazione Inici (INI) ..................................................... » 74 2.3.3. - formazione Buccheri (BCH) .............................................. » 77 2.3.4. - Lattimusa (LTM) ................................................................ » 79 2.3.5. - formazione Hybla (HYB) .................................................. » 80 2.3.6. - formazione Amerillo (AMM) ............................................. » 80 2.3.7. - formazione Ragusa (RAG) ................................................. » 81 2.3.7.1. - formazione Ragusa - membro Leonardo (RAG1) .. » 81 2.3.7.2.PROGETTO - formazione Ragusa - membro Irminio (RAG ) ... » 82 2 2.3.8. - calcareniti di Corleone (CCR) ........................................... » 82 2.3.9. - marne di San Cipirello (CIP) ............................................. » 83 3. - DEPOSITI SIN-TARDOROGENI ...................................... » 83 ePositi mioCeniCi CARG 3.1. - d ............................................................... » 83 3.1.1. - formazione Terravecchia (TRV) ........................................ » 83 3.1.2. - formazione Baucina (BAU) .............................................. » 84 3.1.3. - Depositi evaporitici l.s. ........................................................ » 84 3.1.3.1. - formazione Ciminna (CII) .......................................... » 85 3.1.4. - Gruppo Gessoso-Solfifera (GS ) ......................................... » 86 3.1.4.1. - formazione di Cattolica (GTL) - membro selenitico (GTL2) ........................................... » 86 3.1.4.2. - formazione di Pasquasia (GPQ) - membro dei calcari aCongerie (GPQ3) .................. Pag. 88 3.2. - dePositi PlioCeniCi ................................................................ » 88 3.2.1. - Trubi (TRB) ....................................................................... » 88 3.2.2. - formazione marnoso arenacea del Belice (BLC) .............. » 89 4. - DEPOSITI QUATERNARI .............................................. » 93 4.1. - dePositi Quaternari marini ............................................. » 93 4.1.1. - formazione Agrigento (AGG) .......................................... » 93 4.1.2. - sintema di Marsala (MRS) ............................................. » 95 4.2. - dePositi Quaternari Continentali ................................ » 95 4.2.1. - sintema del Fiume Belice (SBE) .................................... » 95 4.2.2. - sintema del Fiume Carboj (SCJ) ................................... » 96 4.2.3. - sintema del Fiume Verdura (SVD) ................................. » 97 4.3. - unità non distinte in Base al BaCino di aPPartenenza .. » 98 4.3.1. - Depositi di origine mista di debris flow e torrentizi (i) . » 98 4.3.2. - Travertini (f1) ..................................................................... » 99 4.3.3. - Depositi palustri e lacustri (e) ...................................... » 100 4.3.4. - Depositi eluvio-colluviali (b2) .......................................... » 100 4.3.5. - Depositi alluvionali in evoluzione (b) ........................... » 100 4.3.6. - Detrito di falda (a3) .......................................................... » 100 4.3.7. - Deposito di frana (a1) ...................................................... » 101 4.3.8. - Discariche ed accumuli di origine antropica (h1) ...... » 101 V - TETTONICA .................................................................... » 103 1. PROGETTO- INTRODUZIONE .............................................................. » 103 2. - LE UNITÁ TETTONICHE AFFIORANTI ..................... » 104 2.1. - unità derivanti dalla deformazione del dominio siCano . » 106 2.1.1. - Unità tettonica Monte Barracu’ CARG.......................................... » 106 2.1.2. - Unità tettonica Monte Triona .............................................. » 108 2.1.3. - Unità tettonica Fiume Sosio-Monte Lucerto .................... » 110 2.1.4. - Unità tettonica
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