Geology: Rocky Glacier
We came across this quartz vein during a glacier survey in the Großglocknergruppe, Austria, a pale, fractured body cutting through the darker rock like a frozen flow, its rough white surface streaked with fine veins beneath the shadow of the glacier.
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- Europe (3985)
- Western Europe (820)
- Austria (147)
- Exact location (12.7203 E, 47.0923 N)
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Submitted on 8 April 2026
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Valentin Schalk (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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