Basalt Columns at the Former Nassau Quarry

Basalt Columns at the Former Nassau Quarry

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Basalt Columns at the Former Nassau Quarry

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Location: Nomborn, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Franca und Fellfreunde 🌞🐾🌻

May 3, 2024

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... simply beautiful here.
But beware of falling rocks in places.

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Sylv🏜

August 4, 2024

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Basalt is dark grey to black and is of volcanic origin. If it cools down slowly, meter-long hexagonal basalt columns are often formed.

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AlexaE

July 2, 2023

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it looks as if someone had laid stones on top of each other - no wonder that legends of giants and the like were written in this way. develop

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Elevation 350 m

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Location: Nomborn, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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