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Findling von Steinwies - Glacial Erratic Boulder EarthCache

Hidden : 4/8/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:


The glacier erratic:

This boulder was transported to Steinwies about 15000 years ago, during the last cold period
(Würm-Ice-Age) and comes from austrian central Alps.

Glacial/Erratic boulder is a piece of rock that deviates from the type and size of rock native to the place where it is now found. The name 'erratic' simply means it is in an errant location.Erratic/glacial boulders like this one, was carried to its current location by glacial ice. Boulders like this one can be even larger than this one or as small as pebbles.

The Tauern window exposes an old continental basement composed of gneisses,
amphibolites and Hercynian granites, belonging to the European foreland. It is
thrusted by Mesozoic oceanic crust and by the upper-plate continental crust of the
Austroalpine unit, a sequence of pre-Alpine basement rocks covered by Permomesozoic
sediments. ( Metamophose ) All these units are subdivided into several nappes.


Map of theSTEINWIES Glacial Erratic Boulder movement

DEUTSCH:

Um diesen Cache loggen zu dürfen, musst du folgende Aufgaben erledigen:
  • Aus welchem Gestein besteht der Findling

  • Wieviel groß ist der Findling m³

  • Fotografiere Dich und dein GPS vor dem Findling
    (Beispiel Foto)

Bitte schick mir eine Email mit den Antworten - Die Antworten bitte nicht in dein Log schreiben ! Bitte warte auf die Log-Erlaubnis - Danke !

LOGS OHNE FOTO WERDEN KOMENTARLOS GELÖSCHT !!

 

ENGLISH:
You are now in front of the Geological Informationboard:
In order to log this cache you must do the following:

  • Glacial Erratic Boulder consists of which Material ?
  • How big is the Glacial Erratic Boulder .. m³

  • Take a picture of you and your GPS infront Glacial Boulder
    and post the picture with your log !

Email me the answers,
please do not post them with your log.
Please wait for the log permission - THANKS !
Logs without the picture will be deleted !!

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