Etymology of local geological formations
in Austria and her surroundings

(under construction)

INHALT:

Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Abbreviations for Austrian districts

Erathem: CENOZOIC

System: QUATERNARY

• Series: Holocene = Alluvium
• Series: Pleistocene = Diluvium
  • Würm: river W Munich
  • Riß: river S Ulm
  • Mindel: river between Ulm and Augsburg
  • Günz: river between Ulm and Mindel
  • Donau: Europe's second-largest river

System: TERTIARY

Subsystem: Neogene

• Series: Pliocene
• Series: Miocene
  • Stage: Pontium (also considered as Pliocene)
  • Stage: Pannonium (Roman province in E-Austria and W-Hungary) (also considered as Pliocene)
  • Stage: Sarmatium (ancient people of East Europe)
  • Stage: Badenium (town S of W)
  • Stage: Karpatium (mountain range in eastern Central Europa)
  • Stage: Helvetium (ancient people in Switzerland)
  • Stage: Ottnangium (town N of VB)
  • Stage: Eggenburgium (town E of HO)
  • Stage: Egerium (town near Miskolc, Hungary) (also considered as upper Oligocene)

Subsystem: Paleogene

• Series: Oligocene
• Series: Eocene
  • Flysch: upper Laab Formation (town in MD, SW of W) = Agsbach Formation (creek N of Klausenleopoldsdorf BN)
  • Flysch: upper Greifenstein Formation (town S of Stockerau TU) - "Grifo's Castle"
  • Flysch: Gablitz Formation (town NW of Purkersdorf WU) - Slav. "kápljica" = dripping stream
• Series: Paleocene
  • Flysch: lower Laab Formation (see above) = Hois Formation (farm house SE of St.Corona/Schöpfl BN)
  • Flysch: lower Greifenstein Formation (see above)
  • Flysch: upper Altlengbach Formation (town S of Neulengbach PL)
  • Flysch: upper Sievering Formation (suburb of W, district #19)
  • Calc.Alps: Upper Gosau Formation (town S of Bad Ischl GM) = Zwieselalm Formation (SW of Gosau GM)

Erathem: MESOZOIC

System: CRETACEOUS

• Series: Upper Cretaceous
  • Flysch: lower Altlengbach Formation (see above)
  • Flysch: lower Sievering Formation (see above)
  • Flysch: Kahlenberg Formation (hill in N W, district #19)
  • Flysch: Perneck Formation (farm house W of KI)
  • Flysch: Hütteldorf Formation (suburb of W, district #14)
  • Flysch: Kaumberg Formation (town E of Hainfeld LF)
  • Calc.Alps: Lower Gosau Formation (see above)
    = Nierental Formation (valley between Berchtesgaden and Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: upper Losenstein Formation (town at river Enns SE)
• Series: Lower Cretaceous
  • Flysch: Reiselsberg Formation (hillside at river Halblech ENE of Füssen, Bavaria, after SCHAFHÄUTL 1851, info from F. Mattern, Berlin)
  • Flysch: Wolfpassing Formation (town E of TU)
  • Flysch: upper St.Veiter Klippen (suburb of W, district #13),
    upper Ybbsitzer Klippen (town AM, E of Waidhofen/Y.)
  • Calc.Alps: Untere Losenstein Formation (see above)
  • Calc.Alps: Roßfeld Formation (ridge E of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: Tannheim Formation (town W of RE)
  • Calc.Alps: Schrambach Formation (creek S HA)

System: JURASSIC

• Whole Jurassic: Flysch: St.Veiter Klippen (see above), Ybbsitzer Klippen (see above)
• Series: Malm
  • Calc.Alps: Tressenstein Limestone (mountain N of BA)
  • Calc.Alps: Plassen Limestone (mountain W of Hallstatt GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Steinmühl Limestone (village ESE WY, after TRAUTH 1950)
  • Calc.Alps: Ruhpolding Formation (town in Chiemgau TS, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: Oberalm Formation (suburb of HA)
• Series: Dogger
  • Calc.Alps: Klaus Limestone (meadows S Plassen GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Upper Allgäu Formation (region in SW Bavaria)
• Series: Liassic
  • Ultrahelveticum: Gresten Formation (town W of SB)
  • Calc.Alps: Lower Allgäu Formation (see above)
  • Calc.Alps: Adnet Limestone (suburb of HA)
  • Calc.Alps: Hierlatz Limestone (peak S of Hallstatt GM)

System: TRIASSIC

• Series: Upper Triassic
  • Calc.Alps: Schattwald Formation (town W of RE)
  • Calc.Alps: Kössen Formation (town N of KB)
  • Calc.Alps: Königsberg Formation (plateau S of St.Gilgen SL)
  • Calc.Alps: Dachstein Limestone (massif between Hallstatt GM and Schladming LI)
  • Central Alpine: Hansennock Dolostone (mountain S of Stadl/Mur MU)
  • Calc.Alps: Hallstatt Limestone (town S of Bad Ischl GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Zlambach Formation (creek N of Hallstatt GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Pötschen Formation (pass N of Hallstatt, E Zlambach GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Aflenz Limestone (town N of BM)
  • Calc.Alps: Raibl Formation (town S of Tarvisio, Italy - now called Cave del Predil)
  • Calc.Alps: Raingraben / Reingraben Formation (valley E Rohr i.Geb. WB)
  • Calc.Alps (NE): Lunz Formation (town a river Ybbs SB)
  • Calc.Alps (NE): Opponitz Formation (town S of Waidhofen/Y. AM) - Slav."sopotnica" = small waterfall
  • Central Alpine: Kapellen Slate (town NW MZ)
• Series: Middle Triassic
  • Calc.Alps: Wetterstein Limestone and Dolostone (range S of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: Ramsau Dolostone (town W of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: Steinalm Limestone (meadows NE of Saalfelden ZE)
  • Calc.Alps: Reifling Limestone (town N of Hieflau LI) - Slav. "rybnika" = fish creek
  • Calc.Alps: Partnach Formation (river S of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria)
  • Calc.Alps: Schreieralm Formation (meadows between Gosau und Plassen Mountain GM)
  • Calc.Alps: Gutenstein Limestone (town at river Piesting WB)
  • Calc.Alps: upper Reichenhall Formation (town W of S)
  • Central Alpine: Stangalm Formation (meadows S of Königstuhl peak in Nock Mountains SP)
  • Central Alpine: Thörl Limestone (town N of BM)
• Series: Lower Triassic
  • Calc.Alps: lower Reichenhall Formation (see above)
  • Calc.Alps: Werfen Formation (town N of Bischofshofen JO)
  • Central Alpine: Semmering Quarzite (pass W of Gloggnitz NK)
  • Central Alpine: upper Rannach Formation (region S of Mautern LN)
  • Central Alpine: Lantschfeld Quarzite (meadows SW Radstädter Tauern TA)

Erathem: PALEOZOIC

System: PERMIAN

• Calc.Alps: Präbichl Formation (pass between Eisenerz and LE)
• Central Alpine: lower Rannach Formation (see above)
• Central Alpine: Tattermann Slate (pass S of Preiner Gscheid, NE of MZ)
• Central Alpine: Alpine Verrucano (mountain near Pisa, Italy)
• Pal. of MU: Werchzirm Formation (meadows E of Königstuhl, W of Turrach MU)

System: CARBONIFEROUS

• Series: Upper Carboniferous
  • Pal. of MU: Königstuhl (peak W of Turrach MU/TA/SP) and Paal Conglomerate (valley S of Stadl/Mur MU)
  • Pal. of G: Dult Formation (town E of Gratkorn GU)
  • GWZ: Eisenerz Formation (town NW of LE)
  • GWZ: Silbersberg Greywacke (hill N of Gloggnitz NK)
• Series: Lower Carboniferous
  • GWZ: Triebenstein Formation (mountain at Triebener Tauern JU)
  • Pal.of G: Sanzenkogel Formation (?)

System: DEVONIAN

• Series: Upper Devonian
  • GWZ: upper Wildfeld Limestone (mountain N of Mautern LN)
  • Pal.of G: Dornerkogel Sequence (mountain NE of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of G: Steinberg Limestone (town W of Graz GU)
• Series: Middle Devonian
  • GWZ: lower Wildfeld Limestone (see above)
  • Pal.of G: upper Laufnitzdorf Sequence (town N of Frohnleiten GU)
    = Harrberg Formation (farm house S of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of G: middle Laufnitzdorf Sequence (see above) = Schattleiten Formation (farm house N of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of G: Schöckl Limestone (mountain N of G)
  • Pal.of G: Hochlantsch Limestone (mountain S of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of G: Tyrnauer Alm Formation (meadows NE of Frohnleiten GU)
  • Pal.of G: Kanzel Limestone (hill SE of Gratkorn GU) = Größkogel Limestone (hill NE of Frohnleiten GU)
  • Pal.of G: Heuberg Limestone (hill NE of Frohnleiten GU)
  • Pal.of G: Aibel Formation (mountain NE of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of G: Hochschlag Formation (mountain E of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of MU: Grebenzen Limestone (mountain SW Neumarkt MU)
• Series: Lower Devonian
  • GWZ: Reiting Limestone (peak W of Trofaiach LN), Polster Limestone (peak NE of Präbichl pass LN)
  • Pal.of G: Raasberg Sequence (mountain NE of WZ), Arzberg Formation (town NW of WZ)
  • Pal.of G: lower Laufnitzdorf Sequence (see above) = upper Hackensteiner Formation (farm house near Laufnitzdorf GU)
  • Pal.of G: upper Kher Formation (region W of Gratwein GU)
  • Pal.of G: Häuslerkreuz Formation (chapel E of Breitenau BM)
  • Pal.of MU: Oberwölz Dolostone (town NE of MU)
  • Pal.of MU: Mühlen Sequence (town SE of Neumarkt MU)
  • Pal.of MU: upper Auen Group (valley SW of Laßnitz SV)

System: SILURIAN

• GWZ: Rad Schist (branch of Großveitsch valley MZ)
• GWZ: Lower Klinglerkar Formation (see above)
• GWZ: Löhnersbach Formation (right tributary of river Saalach S Saalbach ZE)
• Pal.of G: lower Laufnitzdorf Sequence (see above) = lower Hackensteiner Formation (see above)
• Pal.of G: lower Kher Formation (see above)
• Pal.of MU: Pranker Metapsammite (peak SW MU)
• Pal.of MU: lower Auen Group (see above)

System: ORDOVICIAN

• Series: Upper Ordovician
  • GWZ: Polster Quarzite (peak NE of Präbichl pass LN)
  • Pal.of MU: Golzeck Slate (mountain SW of Laßnitz SV)
  • Pal.of MU: Eisenhut Slate (peak E of Turrach MU)
  • GWZ: Blasseneck Porphyroide (mountain NW of Schober Pass LI)
    = Mandlkogel Porphyroide (hill NW of Kitzeck in Sausal LB)
  • GWZ: upper Gerichtsgraben Group (valley between Eisenerz and Präbichl pass LN)
    = Upper Jausern Formation (village in Glemm Valley SE Saalbach ZE)
    = Wildschönau Schists (valley S Wörgl KU)
• Series: Lower Ordovician
  • GWZ: lower Gerichtsgraben Group (see above)

System: CAMBRIAN

PRECAMBRIAN:

Erathem: PROTEROZOIC = ALGONCIUM

System: LATE PROTEROZOIC

• Series: Sinian = ? Wendian (?)
• Series: Riphäicum

System: MIDDLE PROTEROZOIC

System: EARLY PROTEROZOIC

Erathem: ARCHAIC

Abbreviations

Back to Christof Kuhn's Homepage

Responsible for the content:
Christof Kuhn office@geol-info.at
Last modified: April 26, 2007