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Former marble quarry of Obernzell
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Former marble quarry of Obernzell
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Former marble quarry of Obernzell
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October 23, 2024
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The pseudofossil "Eozoon Bavaricum" was first described by Gümbel in the former marble quarry. In fact, this is a regulated intergrowth of forsterite and calcite, known as ophicalcite. A hollow in the quarry wall comes from a former pegmatite from which feldspar and scapolite were extracted.
Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU).
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umweltatlas.bayern.de/standortauskunft/rest/reporting/sb_geotope/generate?additionallayerfieldvalue=275A018
Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU).
Further information:
umweltatlas.bayern.de/standortauskunft/rest/reporting/sb_geotope/generate?additionallayerfieldvalue=275A018
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