The relations between the relatively thick Callovian to Oxfordian
micritic and partly siliceous sequence and the ammonite finding (Krystyn et al., 1994) is not clearified
in detail until now due to the lack of dateable organism. The some tens of metres
thick sequence of cherty limestones overlying the latest radiolarian findings
may reach the Tithonian similar to the sequence in the Slowenian Trough (Buser, 1979).
Fig. 1: Stratigraphic table and lithostratigraphic
names of the Austroalpine.
Lithostratigraphy
Gawlick, H.-J., Missoni, S.,
Schlagintweit, F., Suzuki, H., Krystyn, L. & Lein, R.
Northern
Calcareous Alps and Drau-Range
Schattwald Beds (Schattwalder Schichten)
Validity: invalid; first description and age dating by Reiser (1920); in detail investigated by Fabricius (1966), and by McRoberts et al. (1997).
Type area: ÖK 84 Reutte; western Northern Calcareous Alps.
Type section: ÖK 84 Reutte; in the Tannheim valley southwest of the
village Schattwald (Tyrol).
Reference section(s): not designated; probably Kendlbach section (ÖK 94
Hallein; see chapter Kendlbach Formation), or Lorüns quarry (details in McRoberts et al., 1997).
Derivation of name: after village Schattwald, near the town Reutte (Tyrol).
Synonyms: non.
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Fossils: mostly bivalves (details in Tollmann,
1976a; McRoberts et al., 1997).
Origin, facies: siliciclastic influenced succession in the framework
of a regressive/transgressive cycle around the Triassic/Jurassic boundary.
Chronostratigraphic age: Latest Triassic (Rhaetian), probably to base of the
Hettangian (e.g., Zacher, 1966; Fabricius, 1966; McRoberts et al., 1997). The Upper Schattwald shales are equivalent to the Tiefenbach Member of the Kendlbach Formation
(e.g., Golebiowski, 1990). For
discussion of the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in the Northern Calcareous Alps
see e.g., Hillebrandt & Ulrichs (2008).
Biostratigraphy: Late Rhaetian to earliest Jurassic (Planorbis
zone).
Thickness: 1-3 m; locally up to 7 m.
Lithostratigraphically higher rank: non.
Subdivision: no subdivision.
Underlying units (footwall boundary): Rhaetian Dachstein Limestone, Kössen
Formation.
Overlying units (hangingwall boundary): normally Kendlbach Formation (e.g., Golebiowski, 1990; Hillebrandt & Ulrichs, 2008), but
also Schnöll Formation to Allgäu Formation – “Bunte Lias-Cephalopenkalke und
Grauer Liasbasiskalk” according to Fabricius
(1966); for details see Tollmann
(1976a).
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Geographic distribution: northern part of the eastern Northern Calcareous Alps,
and widespread in the western Northern Calcareous Alps (Bavaric units).
Lateral units: unknown.
Remarks: according to Tollmann
(1976a, 1985) the Schattwalder Schichten are only of Latest Triassic age. This
is confirmed by Golebiowski
(1990), and Hillebrandt & Ulrichs
(2008). The Upper Schattwald Formation of McRoberts
et al. (1997) belong to the Jurassic. Therefore the “Lorüns-Oolith” represent a shallower equivalent of
the Enzesfeld Formation.
Kalksburg Series (Kalksburger Schichten)
Validity: invalid; first description by Solomonica
(1934); detailed investigations in Rosenberg
(1961, 1965); needs revision and formalization (compare Wessely, 2006 – Kalksburg Formation, but without definition).
Type area: ÖK 58 Kalksburg; north-easternmost Northern
Calcareous Alps.
Type section: ÖK 58 Kalksburg; old quarry in Kalksburg in the
easternmost part of the Schubert park in the town Kalksburg.
Reference section(s): not designated.
Derivation of name: after the small town Kalksburg in southwestern Vienna, near the border to Lower Austria.
Synonyms: non.
Lithology: brownish-grey marls, sandstones, siltstones and
limestones.
Fossils: ammonites, bivalves (details in Rosenberg,
1961).
Origin, facies: shallow-water sediments, partly near-coastal with
siliciclastic, continental influence in a general deepening upward trend.
Chronostratigraphic age: Hettangian to Sinemurian. Upper Sinemurian is unproven
(Rosenberg, 1961).
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Thickness: some tens of metres; normally 30-40 m.
Lithostratigraphically higher rank: non.
Subdivision: no subdivision.
Underlying units (footwall boundary): Dachstein Limestone resp. Schattwalder
Schichten, Kössen Formation.
Overlying units (hangingwall boundary): Allgäu Formation resp. Kirchstein
Limestone (?late Sinemurian or Pliensbachian), cherty grey Early Jurassic
basinal sediments; partly in transition to the Adnet Formation.
Geographic distribution: northern part of the eastern Northern Calcareous Alps
(Rosenberg, 1954, 1965; Tollmann, 1976a).
Lateral units: to the north unknown, but relatively far away to the
north must have existed a transition to the Gresten facies. To the south
unknown, but probably to the Allgäu Formation or the Schnöll Formation resp. in
the upper part to the basal Adnet Formation. This is manifested by the
succession Luftstrasse near the town Kirchberg/Pielach (Schwingenschlögl, 1981; Böhm,
1992).
Remarks: sometimes lithological similar to the Gresten Formation of the
Helvetic units. Obviously Tollmann
(1976a, 1985) and Wessely (2006)
distinguish the Kalksburger Schichten definitely from the Gresten facies, some
transitions in Early Jurassic times exist to the Gresten facies (e.g., Plöchinger & Prey, 1974).
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Adnet Group
The Adnet Group was introduced by Böhm et al. (1999), formalized and
defined by Böhm (2003). In
addition to the original definition of Böhm
(2003) we include in the Adnet Group the reddish Hierlatz Limestone, which is
genetically connected to the upper Schnöll and lower Adnet Formation, and lithostratigraphically
partly connected with the upper Schnöll and lower Adnet Formation.
Schnöll Formation (Schnöll-Formation)
Validity: valid; first description by Wähner
(1903). Completely revisited by Böhm
(1992), and Böhm et al. (1999). Böhm et al. (1999) defined the term
Schnöll Formation, more details in Böhm
(2003).
Type area: ÖK 94 Hallein; Adnet quarries and surrounding areas
in the Osterhorn Mountains.
Type section: ÖK 94 Hallein; Adnet quarry XVII, Langmoos quarry
(for details see Gallet et al.,
1993; Böhm, 2003).
Reference section(s): a small outcrop in a cliff immediately to the
southeast of quarry XVI (for location and numbers of the quarries see Kieslinger, 1964; Böhm, 2003); close to the Langmoos
quarry is proposed as reference section as well as the southern part of quarry
XXXI, the Schnöll quarry (for details see Böhm,
2003).
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