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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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Valentin Schalk (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
13.8 MB
Aspect
2:3
Width
4000 px
Height
6000 px
Coordinates
47.0923, 12.7203
Tint
Black
Submitted
8 April 2026
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