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Fossil Quarry Blumenberg (Visitor Quarry Blumenberg)

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Fossil Quarry Blumenberg (Visitor Quarry Blumenberg)

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  • Location: Eichstätt, Landkreis Eichstätt, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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    May 10, 2016

    Hiking

    In the visitor quarry you can rent hammers and chisels for a small fee and search for fossils. Maybe we can find a new Archeopteryx?
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    October 4, 2019

    Hiking

    Great opportunity to find fossils yourself. Even if no large specimens are found, it is still fun for the children (as well as the adults). :)
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    January 12, 2020

    Hiking

    Primeval times for home - in the quarry on the Blumenberg, amateur paleontologists go looking for fossils.

    further information:
    museum-berger.de/steinbruch
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    Elevation 530 m

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    Location: Eichstätt, Landkreis Eichstätt, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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