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View of the Curfsgroeve quarry at Kuil van Curfs

View of the Curfsgroeve quarry at Kuil van Curfs

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View of the Curfsgroeve quarry at Kuil van Curfs

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Location: Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands

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Yvan

November 7, 2024

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nice piece on top of mountain

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luktob07

June 29, 2025

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In today's heat, the goats had fled to the shade of the pit.

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Miranda 🥾 TriA© / Johnny

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The Curfsgroeve or Groeve Staal is an open-pit mine near Geulhem. This Limburg marl quarry is located on the edge of the Geuldal in the Dutch municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in South Limburg. The quarry is located west of Geulhem on the northwest side of the Plateau of Margraten in the transition to the Maasdal. The total area of the quarry is 40.6 hectares, the deep open-pit section has an area of approximately 25 hectares. The quarry is about 40 meters deep.

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Elevation 150 m

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Sunday 14 June

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29 %

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