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Quartz Circular Trail in the Gilsahaag Geotope

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Quartz Circular Trail in the Gilsahaag Geotope

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    1. Quarzmann Quartz Mining Site – Vöhlerweiher–Pilsberg Signpost loop from Heckholzhausen

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    02:18

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Intermediate

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    May 2, 2021

    Unfortunately, some paths are already completely overgrown.

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      April 2, 2018

      The geological feature of the Geilop "Gilsahaag" is the quartz conglomerate blocks, which can be seen in various forms, including an example of their mining at the quartz roundabout. The quartz conglomerate was formed by silicic acid, which as a component of magma has risen from the interior of the earth and has cemented the quartz sand and the surrounding quartz lumps together. The quartz conglomerate is stored above ground and disorderly in the forest district of Gilsahaag near Beselich-Heckholzhausen. Since 1938, this area has already been protected as a natural monument. In the years 1920 to 1944, the quartz was mined by a businessman from the middle Hessian Bicken and transported there in blocks there. In Bicken the quartz blocks were processed into millstones. The "Quarzrundweg" invites you to explore the geological features on site

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        March 29, 2021

        Great and interesting laid out and also something for geochachers

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          Location: Beselich, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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