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Andrzej Ciszewski
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Krakowski Klub Taternictwa Jaskiniowego |
Krzysztof Recielski |
Speleoklub Warszawski |
The Kitzsteinhorn massif lies in the Hohe Tauren in the south of Austria.
The highest peak, with altitude of 3 208 m, gives its name to the whole
mountain group. Its upper part is covered with a glacier. The area is
mostly built of mica-bearing carbonate schists (Kalkglimmerschiefer) intercalating
with prasinites and phyllites. These rocks were deformed in the Alpine
orogeny. The calcareous schists consist of alternating light and dark
(rich in mica) layers which when seen in cross-section, have appearance
of a zebra skin. The rock strata, at the surface and in the caves, dip
regularly at ca 65° to the north. |
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