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Woolsack Weathering Formation (Bodetal Geopark)

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Woolsack Weathering Formation (Bodetal Geopark)

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Woolsack Weathering Formation (Bodetal Geopark)

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  • Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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    August 9, 2023

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    Very interesting information about earth and rock layers
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    January 26, 2021

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    The weathering of wool sacks (more rarely also “mattress weathering” is a special manifestation of the weathering of rocks. The interaction of physical and chemical processes results in rock blocks with rounded edges, which are stacked like pillows, mattresses or wool sacks.
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    August 16, 2018

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    Info board Geopark Harz Braunschweiger Land and Ostfalen
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