The Geopoint offers a spectacular view into the mining area of bright white quartz sands. The parking lot with information boards also contains a 45-ton giant find that came to light during the mining activity. About 45 to 70 million years ago, Europe had a subtropical climate. In the area of Uhry was at that time a large delta of a river, which brought very pure sands and fine gravel from the mainland and deposited here. These white sands, which consist of almost 100 percent quartz, are a sought-after raw material for the industry and are used, among other things. also used for the production of computer chips. Many millions of years later - in the Saale-glacial period about 330,000 to 127,000 years ago - a layer of sand, gravel and large boulders several meters thick was deposited over the fine sands, which were transported here by the glaciers from Scandinavia. About 300 of these stones are found in the foundling garden Königslutter in a simulated ice age landscape. The largest boulder found so far in this sand pit, weighing around 45 tons, is set up at the information point on the road from Uhry to Rhode. From here you also have a good overview of the pit with the white sands and temporary ponds. Degradation of raw materials always means an intrusion into nature, but often creates new habitat: in the sand-cliffs bank swallows have created their breeding tubes, and kingfishers, turtles and heat-loving insects found a new home in the pit.

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Steve

April 21, 2020

Just beautiful. You should definitely include this highlight in your schedule. 👍

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Elmbiker

January 6, 2022

The boulder is very impressive and the view into the gravel pit is fantastic.

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