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Sandstone Outcrop at Nuremberg Imperial Castle
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Sandstone Outcrop at Nuremberg Imperial Castle
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Sandstone Outcrop at Nuremberg Imperial Castle
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Martin
April 23, 2022
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Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes (11)
The geotope "Sandsteinfelsen Nürnberger Kaiserburg" is the type locality for the "Burgsandstein" named after it, a geological layer unit of the Keuper that is widespread …
The geotope "Sandsteinfelsen Nürnberger Kaiserburg" is the type locality for the "Burgsandstein" named after it, a geological layer unit of the Keuper that is widespread …
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Christian 🏔️ OUTDOOR 🥾🧗🏻♂️🚵♀️
June 26, 2025
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The geotope "Sandstone Rock Nuremberg Imperial Castle" is the type locality for the "Burgsandstein" named after it, a geological layer unit of the Keuper that is widespread in Franconia.
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Rainer & Petra
June 5, 2022
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Burgsandstein is widespread in Franconia. The Burgfelsen of the Kaiserburg in Nuremberg is the type locality of the Burgsandstein. This is what geologists call the place where rock was first scientifically described and its name defined.
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Elevation 330 m
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