Natural Monuments
GermanyRhineland-PalatinateRhenish HesseAlzey-WormsWöllsteinÖlberg Wöllstein Rhyolite Formations
Natural Monuments
GermanyRhineland-PalatinateRhenish HesseAlzey-WormsWöllsteinÖlberg Wöllstein Rhyolite Formations
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Ölberg Wöllstein Rhyolite Formations
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Location: Wöllstein, Alzey-Worms, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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May 29, 2023
Running
We are here on the former Mount of Olives island, which consists of rocks from the Rotliegend period (290 million years ago) and was surrounded by a sea in the Tertiary about 30 million years ago.
•October 19, 2019
Hiking
Rhyolite consists predominantly of quartz and feldspar. A rhyolitic magma can form a regular pattern of bleeding upon solidification, creating hexagonal columns, as known from basalt. Source: Wikipedia
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Location: Wöllstein, Alzey-Worms, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany