Pumice Quarry Rhein-Ahr-Eifel
Pumice Quarry Rhein-Ahr-Eifel
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Pumice Quarry Rhein-Ahr-Eifel
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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel
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July 24, 2023
Hiking
The eruption of the former Laacher See volcano 250,000 years ago threw tephra (ash) into the air, which covered the Middle Rhine Basin as a meter-high layer of pumice (16 billion cubic meters).
Alluvial stones were made from pumice and milk of lime.
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October 5, 2024
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The enormous ejecta was carried mainly to the southeast by the wind. After just a few days, it covered the Neuwied Basin and parts of the Westerwald and the Hunsrück like a shroud. The rapidly cooling, gas-rich lava turned into pumice. The area covered by pumice layers with an average height of three meters was around 250 square kilometers..."
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Elevation 410 m
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