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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

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Anhydrite Pyramid Dohna

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Anhydrite Pyramid Dohna

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    April 12, 2021

    Astrobolia conglobata Reuss is the rest of the former quarry at Kahlebusch, Dohna.
    This can be seen from the top of Dohna Castle, as well as from below.
    Very interesting and worth seeing. 👍
    The former quarry on the Kahlbusch is a testament to the Upper Cenoman transgression. In older literature there are also the terms "Kahlebush", on a map from 1781 "Der kahle Busch" and "Galgenberg". In the 19th and 20th centuries, a quarry was operated on the hill above the town center of Dohna.
    Several pocket-shaped depressions in the porphyry/rhyolite were uncovered, which were spared from mining. The former quarry is now a geological monument — so "picking" is forbidden.

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      Until 1941 the Kahlbusch was a quarry, in which material for road construction was extracted. Today it is a geological natural monument. Very interesting.

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        April 30, 2024

        However, the photos shown all show the anhydrite heaps and their surroundings, which were piled up by the chemical factory in Dohna (today Fluorchemie still exists) until the 1930s (and occasionally until the 1960s). They have nothing to do with the Kahlbusch. This is located about 500m away and no anhydrite accumulated as a waste product during stone breaking.

        However, as mentioned, it is an exciting geological monument because, in addition to its history, fossil deposits were discovered during quarrying, which were also largely destroyed at the same time. Today, particularly on the edge of the cliff, you can see very clearly both the volcanic formation around 300 million years ago and the fossil layers as deposits of the Cretaceous Sea, which are around 93.5 - 94 million years old. The history is well researched in the Dohna Museum. A small plaque at the foot of the Kahlbusch summarizes the geological complex.

        As already mentioned, picking is prohibited. However, nothing stands in the way of a nice walk. The Kahlbusch area is designated as a public car park, so you can enjoy a good view of both the edge of the cliff and the surrounding area.

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          Location: Dohna, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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