Main Dolomite ( German : Hauptdolomit , Hungarian : Fődolomit , Italian : Dolomia Principale ) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe. Formation was defined by K.W. Gümbel in 1857.
5-798: Middle to Late Triassic sedimentary record in the Alpine realm is characterized by presence of various masses of dolomitic rock formations. In the Northern Calcareous Alps the dolomitic mass of Ladinian - Norian age is divided by the Carnian sandstones and shales of Lunz Formation to the Ladinian - Carnian Wetterstein Dolomite and Norian Main Dolomite. The Main Dolomite reaches higher thickness than underlying dolomites in Alps, therefore it
10-556: Is considered as more important "Main". The formation is found in: It is primarily made of dolomite , ranging from 0 to 2,200 metres (0 to 7,218 ft) in thickness. Main Dolomite is represented by the medium bedded dolomitic layers often with characteristic stromatolitic lamination. The formation was deposited in shallow lagoons during the Late Carnian and Early Norian ages of the Late Triassic Epoch in
15-712: The Triassic Period , during the Mesozoic Era . Fossil sauropodomorph tracks, likely made by a plateosaurid , have been reported from the formation. Northern Calcareous Alps The Northern Limestone Alps ( German : Nördliche Kalkalpen ), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps , are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and
20-932: The Wienerwald at the city-limits of Vienna in the east. The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are the Parseierspitze (3,036 metres (9,961 ft)) in the Lechtal Alps , and the Hoher Dachstein (2,996 metres (9,829 ft)). Other notable peaks in this range include the Zugspitze , (2,962 metres (9,718 ft)), located on the German-Austrian frontier and listed as the highest peak in Germany. Ranges of
25-744: The adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany . The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. If viewed on a west–east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the Rhine valley and the Bregenz Forest in Vorarlberg , Austria in the west extending along the border between the German federal-state of Bavaria and Austrian Tyrol , through Salzburg , Upper Austria , Styria and Lower Austria and finally ending at
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