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Franz-Josefs-Höhe | Way down to the Pasterze

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These steps cross an outcrop of prasinite, the same rock type of which the nearby Großglockner (3798 m) is built. This metamophic rock represents a former ocean floor, which was tectonically uplifted and exposed through erosion of the overlaying rock. The original basalt evolved into prasinite through metamorphosis.

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on Sunday 5 July 2020 by Martin Mergili
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