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Former marble quarry of Obernzell

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Former marble quarry of Obernzell

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  • Location: Untergriesbach, Landkreis Passau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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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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