The emplacement of the Rieserferner Pluton and its relation to the DAV line as well as to the kinematic and thermal history of the Austroalpine basement

As a consequence of this study fabric orientation within the Rieserferner Pluton is regarded to approximate its orientation during solidification of the intruding magma. Fabric orientation suggests magma accommodation in a westward opening pull-apart structure between the DAV-Line (Defereggen-Antholz-Vals-Line) in the south and the mylonites bordering the pluton to the north. From thermo-geochronological dating it is evident that the „tail“ of the pluton represents the highest exposed part of the pluton.