Sander lake, Pasterze (incl. Pasterzenboden), Glockner group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 47° 4' 12'' North , 12° 44' 48'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 47.07000,12.74667 |
| Other regions containing this locality: | The Alps, Europe |
| Köppen climate type: | ET : Tundra |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Sandersee, Pasterze, Pasterze (einschl. Pasterzenboden), Glocknergruppe, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich |
Typically alpine-type gold-bearing veins with pyrite-carbonate layers up to 20 cm, re-discovered by F. Walter around 2005.
Located near Sander lake at the foot of the Pasterze glacier, on the slope below the Franz-Josef house (Franz-Josefs-Haus) and northwest of the Elisabethfelsen (a peak between Sander lake and the Margaritzen reservoir).
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Mesozoic 66 - 252.17 Ma ID: 3191266 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (66 - 252.17 Ma) Comments: Alps Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Cretaceous - Jurassic 66 - 201.3 Ma ID: 3130861 | Bündner Schiefer (Schistes Lustrés) Age: Mesozoic (66 - 201.3 Ma) Description: undifferentiated metamorphic Lithology: Major:{phyllite}, Minor{serpentinite,quartzite,carbonates, consolidated} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
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