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Sonnenzeit Stone Sculpture

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Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

Landkreis Birkenfeld

Wirschweiler

Sonnenzeit Stone Sculpture

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Sonnenzeit Stone Sculpture

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Location: Wirschweiler, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

July 13, 2021

"Sun time between the woods"

As a “signpost” and “time object”, the installation “Sun time between the woods” consists of a base stone for the night, a second large stone for the day and numerous smaller, layered stones for the hours. By means of bores in the large stone, the cardinal points can be identified in connection with the position of the sun and the shadow conveys the time of day. In the field of vision, from north - east to south - west, are the Wildenburg, the Hohenfels, the Kirschweiler fortress, the Ringskopf and the Pfannenfelskopf. Three sitting stones symbolize "past - present - future" and should invite you to linger. A time object was installed on the square made of quartzite rock weighing 12 tons and is 400 million years old. The “petrified” sea sediments are mined today in the Allenbach quarry of Steinwerk Allenbach GmbH & Co. KG (district Wirschweiler) and processed into: stone and gravel. The sculpture is a "signpost" that can be found in various forms around the world, often in striking or magical places and often made of layered stones.
Artist: XO GERD EDINGER
Founder: Steinwerk Allenbach GmbH & Co. KG / Juchem Group Niederwörresbach.

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

July 13, 2021

Quartzite is a very special rock. It arises when sandstones reach great depths of several kilometers through lengthy geological processes. There, at high temperatures but relatively low pressures, a transformation takes place, which is known as metamorphosis. The individual grains of sand of the sandstones interlock firmly with each other and form a typical mosaic structure. This can be observed under the microscope. Quartz is the most important mineral involved in the structure of quartzite - and almost the only one. Other minerals such as mica, iron oxides and so-called heavy minerals are usually only contained in small percentages. In Rhineland-Palatinate, quartzites are preferred in the mountain ranges of Hunsrück, Eifel, Taunus and Westerwald, where they form the core of the mountain ridges because of their hardness and weather resistance. There they emerged during the formation of the Rhenish Slate Mountains over 300 million years ago. In the district of Birkenfeld, quartzites and quartzitic sandstones are extracted in the Allenbach and Kappelbach quarries of the Juchem Niederwörresbach group. They are either processed into chippings or gravel, which are mainly used in the construction industry. Due to its light gray color and resistance to abrasion, quartzite high-grade chippings are also used as a so-called brightener in road paving. Quartzite is used as a stone in landscaping and horticulture, as a brick and for floor coverings.

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November 16, 2020

The art object "time of the sun" consists of a base stone for the night, a second large stone for the day and numerous small stones for the hours.

Artist: Xo Gerd Erdinger

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Location: Wirschweiler, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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