(2,336 m) in the Nock Mountains, in particular the area Synonyms: - north of mountain Stangnock, approx. 2 km northeast of Lithology: Soft greyish shales, greywackes and arkosic Karlbad and 6 km northwest of Turracher Höhe. shales. Type section: North of mountain Stangnock with expo- Fossils: Plants (Sphenophyllum angustifolium, Aphlebia sures covering more than 300 m of the complete section; elongata, Pseudomariopteris busqueti and others; Fritz et N 46°56’12” / E 13°47’50”. al., 1990). Reference section(s): - Origin, facies: Molasse-type sedimentation. Derivation of name: After the mountain Stangnock Chronostratigraphic age: Gzhelian (Stephanian)–Asse- (2,316 m). lian. Synonyms: Anthrazitformation der Stangalpe; Oberkar- Biostratigraphy: Based on plant fossils. bon der Stangalpe; Stangalm-Karbon; Königstuhl-Turrach- Karbon; Königstuhlkarbon; Turracher Karbon (cf. Krainer, Thickness: Unknown. 1989: p. 566). Lithostratigraphically higher rank unit: - Lithology: At the base coarse to fine-grained molasse- Lithostratigraphic subdivision: - type sediments of a braided river network composed of Underlying unit(s): Magdalensberg Group, Gurktal quartz-rich polymict conglomerates, sandstones and ar- Quartzphyllite Complex (tectonic contact). enaceous shales. Overlying unit(s): Werchzirm Formation. Fossils: Speciose flora (see Fritz et al., 1990: p. 154–166). Lateral unit(s): - Origin, facies: Intermontane molasse deposit contain- ing abundant plant remains. The basal part grades up- Geographic distribution: Small isolated outcrops be- ward into a gravel-sandstone facies of a meandering river tween St. Paul and the town of St. Veit in eastern Carinthia. system. In this sequence in the surroundings of Turracher Remarks: - Höhe meter-thick coal seams occur suggesting an overall Complementary references: - humid climate. Chronostratigraphic age: Kasimovian–Gzhelian (Stepha- nian), Pennsylvanian, upper Carboniferous. Werchzirm-Formation / Werchzirm Formation Biostratigraphy: Odontopteris cantabrica–Sphenophyllum Hans P. Schönlaub angustifolium Zone (Kasimovian–Gzhelian). Validity: Invalid; the term was introduced by Schwinner Thickness: > 400 m. (1931, 1932) at the northwestern margin of the Gurktal Lithostratigraphically higher rank unit: - Nappe System of Styria. Lithostratigraphic subdivision: - Type area: ÖK50-UTM, map sheet 3106 Radenthein (ÖK50-BMN, map sheet 183 Radenthein): Werchzirbenalm Underlying unit(s): Lower Paleozoic Series of the Stolzal- (“Roter Rain”) some 3 km west of the village of Turrach, pen Nappe (not shown in the ASC 2004). Styria. Overlying unit(s): Werchzirm Formation. Type section: Northeast directed crest along “Roter Rain” Lateral unit(s): - to “Werchzirmkessel”. The best outcrops are located Geographic distribution: In the Gurktal Alps between Tur- between altitudes 2,000 m and 1,950 m (N 46°57’00” / racher Höhe and Flattnitz in the east and the area around E 13°49’23”). the village of Innerkrems in the west. Reference section(s): Another section runs along the Remarks: - crest between the mountains Königstuhl and Karlnock Complementary references: - west of Turracher Höhe overlying the Stangnock-Forma- tion (Schwinner, 1938; Krainer, 1987b). Derivation of name: After Werchzirmalm (today named „Oberkarbon von St. Paul“ / “Werchzirbenalm”) west of the village of Turrach (Styria). Upper Carboniferous of St. Paul Synonyms: Werchzirmschichten, Freudenberger Schich- Hans P. Schönlaub ten, Christofbergschichten, Postvariszische Transgres- sionsserien, Kontinentaldetritisches Perm (cf. Krainer, Validity: Invalid (Thiedig & Klussmann, 1974: p. 81; Thiedig et al., 1975: p. 271). 1984: p. 169, 1987b: p. 52). Type area: ÖK50-UTM, map sheet 4109 Sankt Paul im La- Lithology: Red siltstones, mudstones and sandstones vanttal (ÖK50-BMN, map sheet 205 Sankt Paul im Lavant- with interbedded polymict conglomerates and fanglomer- ates (Red Beds). tal), Carinthia (Kleinschmidt et al., 1989). Type section: - Fossils: Plant remains. Reference section(s): - Origin, facies: Debris flows alternating with playa-like Remarks: The Carboniferous sequence is exposed in two sediments (caliche crusts, algal layers) and rhyolitic pyro- small outcrops southeast of St. Paul some 500 m east of clastics in the upper part (tuffs and tuffites) suggesting a the church of St. Josef and 200 m northwest of the farm- semiarid and arid climate. house Pum. Chronostratigraphic age: Asselian. Derivation of name: Named after the village of St. Paul Biostratigraphy: Based on plant occurrences at several east of Völkermarkt in the Lavant Valley. localities at Christofberg, Ulrichsberg and the surround-
40 ings of St. Paul (Wunderstätten) an assignment to the Cal- Lateral unit(s): - lipteris conferta Zone is inferred (Fritz & Krainer, 2007). Geographic distribution: Gurktal Alps west of the village Thickness: Between 30 and 50 or even 100 meters (Krai of Turrach (northwestern Styria) and central Carinthia be- ner, 1987b). tween Ulrichsberg in the west and St. Paul in the east (Krainer, 1987b). Lithostratigraphically higher rank unit: - Remarks: - Lithostratigraphic subdivision: - Complementary references: - Underlying unit(s): Stangnock Formation and Lower Pa- leozoic of Magdalensberg Group (tectonic contact). Gröden-Formation / Gröden Formation Overlying unit(s): Gröden Formation. (description see Carnic Alps and Drau Range)
Grazer Paläozoikum / Graz Paleozoic
The Graz Paleozoic (GP) comprises an outcropping area of posite nearest to the shore, while the “Laufnitzdorf Facies” approximately 1,250 km2 resting tectonically on metamor- represents the most distant from shore. Successions of phic Austroalpine units. The GP itself represents a pile of the Schöckel Nappe occupy an intermediate position in nappes which is overlain unconformably by the Upper Cre- this conception (Hubmann, 1993). taceous Kainach Gosau and by Neogene sediments of the The stratigraphic sequence indicates a sedimentation area “Styrian Basin” in the south. The nappes consist of differ- changing from a passive continental margin with the con- ent facial developments. tinental breakup (alkaline volcanism) to shelf and platform Fritz & Neubauer (1990) discerned a Basal, an Intermedi- geometries during the Silurian to Devonian time span. ate, and an Upper Nappe Group in which lithological simi- Sea-level changes and probably synsedimentary tectonics larities, the tectonic position, and metamorphic overprint had affected both, the lithologic development (i.e., alterna- of the nappes were considered. This concept of a tecton- tions of dolostones and limestones) and the formation of ic tripartite arrangement in the sense of Fritz & Neubauer stratigraphic gaps and mixed conodont faunas (Ebner et (1990) is the conceptual base for the lithostratigraphic ar- al., 2000, 2008). rangement shown in the ASC 2004: Recently, Gasser et al. (2010) published a new structural 1) The Basal Nappe Group (upper Silurian–Lower Devoni- sketch of the Graz Paleozoic which gets along with only an) comprises the Schöckel Nappe and the Anger Crystal- two nappes, a basal one characterized by intensely de- line Complex. Besides the Alpine (Early to Late Cretaceous) formed units which show a penetrative foliation with a pro- deformation of the Graz Paleozoic in this basal nappe sys- nounced stretching lineation and an upper one comprising tem minor Variscan deformation under upper greenschist less metamorphic sequences. In this conception the lower facies condition (with rarely occurring amphibolite facies) nappe system consists of sequences of the Laufnitzdorf is detected. The Schöckel Nappe is made up of pre-Devo- Facies, the Kalkschiefer Facies (partly) and the Schöckel nian rocks (Passail Group, Taschen Formation) and the De- Facies whereas the upper nappe system comprises the vonian Peggau Group. Generally, volcaniclastics dominate Kalkschiefer Facies (partly), the Rannach Facies and the the upper Silurian to Lower Devonian, and carbonates the Hochlantsch Facies. Middle Devonian. Part of the Peggau Group is the Schön- berg Formation with Meggen-type lead/zinc-barite Sedex Taschen-Formation / Taschen Formation mineralizations (Ebner et al., 2000). Bernhard Hubmann 2) The Intermediate Nappe Group (lower Silurian–Up- per Devonian) includes the “Laufnitzdorf Nappe” and the Validity: Valid; first description by Schwinner (1925: “Kalkschiefer Nappe” (Lower to Upper Devonian). Both “Taschenschiefer”); formalized by Flügel (2000: p. 38; Nappes occur in different structural levels. The former de- Taschen-Schiefer-Formation); change of name into velopment contains pelagic limestones, shales and volca- Taschen-Formation by Ebner et al. (2000). niclastics, the latter limestones and siliciclastics. Type area: ÖK50-UTM, map sheet 4223 Weiz (ÖK50- 3) The Upper Nappe System (upper Silurian–upper Car- BMN, map sheet 164 Graz). boniferous) comprises the Rannach- and Hochlantsch Type section: Not defined, but Flügel (2000) selected Nappes. Both have a similar facial development, espe- a type region at Taschen, a little village east of Peggau; cially in the Emsian–Givetian. Successions of the Rann- ÖK50-UTM, map sheet 4223 Weiz, ÖK50-BMN, map sheet ach Nappe are composed of volcaniclastic rocks (Siluri- 164 Graz (N 47°12’27” / E 15°22’59”). an–Lower Devonian; Reinerspitz Group), siliciclastics and carbonates rich in fossils (Lower–Middle Devonian; Rann- Reference section(s): - ach Group) of a littoral environment followed by the pelag- Remarks: Tectonic position of the formation and its re- ic Forstkogel Group (Upper Givetian–Serpukhovian) and lationship to the Rannach Nappe or Schöckel Nappe re- the shallow marine Dult Group (Bashkirian/?Moskovian) spectively is not clarified at the moment. (Hubmann & Messner, 2007; Ebner et al., 2008). Derivation of name: After “Taschen”, an area east of Peg- According to a paleogeographical interpretation of the en- gau, approx. 25 km north of Graz. tire Paleozoic succession, the formations of the Rannach- Synonyms: Partly: Semriacher Schiefer (Clar, 1874); obe- and Hochlantsch Nappes are interpreted to have been de- re Schiefer (Heritsch, 1917b); Grünschiefer-Serie (See-
41 Austrian Stratigraphic Chart 2004 - Paleozoic (sedimentary successions)
Global Classification Austrian Stratigraphic Commission STAGE / AGE ASC TIME Ma SERIES / EPOCH ERATHEM / ERA SYSTEM / PERIOD DURATION Ma CHANGHSINGIAN 251 Dorashamian 2.8 Haselgebirge 255 WUCHIAPING- IAN 6.6 Northern Calcareous Alps Dzhulfian Kristberg Beds LOPINGIAN U. PERMIAN 260 Bellerophon Bellerophon Graschnitz Formation
Präbichl Formation Formation Formation
CAPITANIAN 5.4 Silbersberg Formation 265 WORDIAN 2.2 Gröden Formation
ROADIAN 2.6 Gröden Formation MID. PERMIAN GUADALUPIAN 270
Gröden Formation Gröden Formation KUNGURIAN 5.0 ? 275
Tarvis Breccia
280 Alpine Verruccano Treßdorf Limestone ARTINSKIAN 8.8
Clastic Trogkofel Limestone Trogkofel 285 Formation
PERMIAN SAKMARIAN 10.2 290 Upper Pseudoschwagerina 48 CISURALIAN Formation
? Formation Werchzirm Laas Formation Sandstones LOWER PERMIAN 295 Northern Calcareous Alps ASSELIAN 4.4 Grenzland Formation Rattendorf Formation Drau Range Zöbing Formation 299 Lower Pseudoschwagerina Formation GZHELIAN 4.9 of St. Paul Auernig Group Auernig Group KASIMOVIAN 2.6 305 Upper Carboniferous Waidegg Formation Lower Paleozoic of Zöbing Nötsch Hahn- Formation MOSKOVIAN 5.2 graben 310 Formation Sunk Formation Stangnock Formation Höchkg. Formation 6.4 315 Badstub BASHKIRIAN Formation U. CARBONIFEROUS PENNSYLVANIAN
320 SERPUKHOV- 8.3 IAN 325 Triebenstein Formation Triebenstein 330 Eisenerz Formation Erlachgraben Formation 335 VISEAN 18.9 Kirchbach Limestone Hochwipfel Formation Carboniferous of Nötsch Hochwipfel Formation Hochwipfel Formation 340 Bärenschütz Formation Crinoidal Limestone Dimon Formation Limestone Breccia 345 Steilbach Formation Shale, Lydite Breccias Shale, Lydite Dornerkogel Formation MISSISSIPPIAN 350 13.9 TOURNAISIAN Sanzenkogel Formation CARBONIFEROUS Plotta Lydite 60.2 355 Limestones Kronhof Limestone LOWER CARBONIFEROUS Kronhof Limestone 359.2 Upper Althofen Formation
365 FAMENNIAN 15.3
?
370 Upper Althofen Steinberg Formation Auen Dolomite Marinelli Limestone Limestone Breccia Kollinkofel Limestone Fm.
375 Shale, UPPER Limestones Pal Limestone DEVONIAN Hochlantsch Hochlantsch FRASNIAN 10.8 380 Flaser Limestone Dolomites, Flaser Limestones Lydites Fahrneck Fm. Zachenspitz Fm. Feldkogel Limestone
385 Lydites, Schists, Lydites Kollerkogel Formation Limestone Breccia Schattberg Formation
6.5 Greywackes
GIVETIAN Zollner Formation Kellergrat Reef Limestone 390 Tyrnaueralm Fm. Reef Limestone Hohe Trieb Fm. Hohe Trieb Platy Limestone Valentin Limestone Valentin
Reef-debris Ls. Cellon Limestone MIDDLE EIFELIAN 5.7 395 of Althofen DEVONIAN Plabutsch Formation Osser Fm. Schweinegg Fm. Rotmüller Fm. Limestones, Lydites Spinotti Ls. Seeberg Coral-Crinoidal Limestone Schöckel Fm. Seeland Crinoidal Limestone Sauberg Limestone Freikofel Limestone Eiskar Limestone Massive Limestones Hochschlag Fm.
Dalejian Lower Althofen
400 Limestone Upper Polster Limestone Lambertenghi Limestone
DEVONIAN 9.5 Harrberger Fm. EMSIAN Kogler Formation Vinz Limestone Vinz Burgstall Crinoid- Flösserkogel Formation See- 405 Stromatoporoid Gamskogel Limestone warte Findenig Limestone Ursch Dolomite (Kaindorf Dolomite) Zlichovian Spielberg Dolomite Schwaz Dolomite Limestone Ls. Shale 56.8 Flaser Limestones Seeberg (Adelsberg Limestone) Hohe
Parmasegg Hubenhalt Formation Complex PRAGIAN 4.2 Formation Dolomite from Hannersdorf Warte Limestone Kellerwand LOWER Ls. Metapsammitic 410 Bronteus Limestone DEVONIAN (Grebenzen Limestone) Rauchkofel 4.8 Klinglerkar Formation Metabasaltic LOCHKOVIAN Haider Marble Complex Limestone Platy Banded Formation Schönberg Formation Boden Limestone
Mölbling Dolomite Limestone Limestone Cavernous Dolomites Mölbling Limestone 416 Bameder-, Heigger PRIDOLI Megaerella Ls. Alticola Ls. Bischofalm Shales 2.7 Middle and Upper Limestone Murau Limestone Cardiola Flaser Limestones Alticola Limestone Orthoceratid
Formation Fm. St.Jakob Formation Kötschberg
LUDFORDIAN 420 Pranker Metaclastics Cardiola Fm. Cardiola Fm. 4.2 Dolomite LOW LUD- GORSTIAN Middle Auen and from Sulz Dolomite- Lydite Group Orthoceratid Limestone HOMERIAN Dolomites and shales 5.5 425 from the Hochsteinmaißberg Semriach Fm. Kehr Fm. Gurktal Quartzphyllite Complex WEN- LOCK SHEINWOOD. Southern Burgenland TELYCHIAN 430
Kok Formation Nodular Limestone Nölbling Formation Murau Group Orthoceratid Limestone Rad Schists Red Phyllites 435 Eisenhut Group AERONIAN 15.5 SILURIAN Löhnersbach Formation Hackensteiner Formation Lower Bischofalm Shale 27.7 Dolomites, Limestones with tuffs
440 Formation Taschen
LLANDOVERY RHUDDANIAN Dienten Schists Red Sparitic Ls. 443.7 Plöcken HIRNANTIAN 445 Graz Paleozoic Formation Volcanics Dolomite Rosental Formation PALEOZOIC Lower Auen 12.1 450 Metapelitic Complex Cystoid Limestone
Schattloch Phyllites “Untere Schichten” Wolayer Wolayer Limestone
UPPER Polster 455 Uggwa Limestone Golzeck Quartzite Porphyry Coquina Conglomerates Bischofalm Quartzite Limestones Petersbaumgraben Formation Lydites, Arkoses, Lydites, Schists ORDOVICIAN 5.1 “Clastic Group” Uggwa Shale South Karavanke Mountains Himmelberg Sandstone 460 Blasseneck Porphyry Blasseneck Porphyry Comelico Porphyry Fleons Greywacke Nock Group Kaintal- Val Visdende Fm. Quartzites graben
7.2 Wildschönau Schists Fm. Golzeck Formation DARRIWILIAN 465 Kalwang Gerichtsgraben Carnic Alps Conglomerate Formation
Magdalensberg Group/ Acidic Volcaniclastics Kaser Group/ Kitzeck MIDDLE “Metadiabase” Slates
291 3.7 470 ORDOVICIAN Remschnigg/Sausal Western Greywacke Zone Eastern Greywacke Zone Gurktal Nappe System 6.8 475
480 ORDOVICIAN
LOWER TREMA- 9.7 Legend DOCIAN 44.6 ORDOVICIAN 485 488.3 pelagic, offshore, siliciclastic coal (may include several seams) 490 pelagic, nearshore, calcareous ? position/age doubtful/controversial
shallow marin, neritic | equal units 12.7 495 terrestrial-continental, coarse clastic \ older unit left \ younger unit right UPPER
CAMBRIAN terrestrial-continental, fine clastic hiatus PAIBIAN 500 evaporite (chloride, sulphate) unconformity
505 rhyolite, dacite GSSP 12.0 (basaltic) andesite, trachyandesite
MIDDLE 510 basalt Fm. Formation EOL CAMBRIAN Ls. Limestone phyllite 515 mixed-facies (in corresponding colors)
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