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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Lippe
Extertal

Nüllberg Quarry

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Lippe
Extertal

Nüllberg Quarry

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Nüllberg Quarry

Recommended by 60 hikers out of 64

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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    February 6, 2023

    The quarry was probably created around 1900. The approximately 20 meter high rock face of the abandoned quarry is a natural monument. Brown and grey, calcareous, hard marl stones (stone marl) are exposed there, which form a distinctive terrain step with steep embankments. Marl is a mixture of clay and limestone formed in the sea from the shells of sea creatures such as mussels. When it was recognized in the 18th century that the arable land could be improved by the lime content of the marl, this was mined in numerous pits and primarily used for marling the fields. The process developed at the beginning of the 20th century for the production of artificial fertilizer finally replaced marling.

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      July 19, 2022

      Old lime marl quarry that was used to produce lime fertilizer.

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        October 28, 2023

        Nice small quarry with good visibility of the rock layers.

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          Location: Extertal, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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