Hochstegen-Kalk

Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Hochstegen-Kalk
Français
Calcaire de Hochstegen
Italiano
Calcare di Hochstegen
English
Hochstegen Limestone
Origin of the Name

Weiler Hochstegen = Hochsteg (Österreich), 2 km SW Mayrhofen

Historical Variants

Trias in Hochstegen-Facies (Staub 1946), Hochstegen-Kalk (Oberhauser 1980), Tuxer Marmor

Geography

Geographical extent
Tauern-Fenster.

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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