Basalt Rose (Andesite Spheroid) on the Achatweg
Basalt Rose (Andesite Spheroid) on the Achatweg
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Basalt Rose (Andesite Spheroid) on the Achatweg
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January 6, 2022
Hiking
Like a broken sphere made of concentric shells, a strange phenomenon has developed in the andesite rock of the Hellerberg. On the "Achatweg" โฆ
โขJanuary 6, 2022
Hiking
Similar outcrops were investigated during the construction of the nearby A62 motorway. It turned out that the superficial shell structure subsides and finally penetrates in a complex manner. An attempt to explain the situation suggests that lava flows were torn off when volcanic unconsolidated rocks overflowed and were thereby isolated. However, it should also be considered that shell formation through exfoliation can only occur close to the surface anyway, because pressure relief no longer has an effect in the deeper rock. Source: Text information board
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โขJanuary 6, 2022
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Like a broken sphere made of concentric shells, a strange phenomenon has developed in the andesite rock of the Hellerberg. On the "Achatweg" โฆ
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