Basalt tuff quarry (Beuren)
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Natural monument "basalt tuff quarry"
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| location | Beuren in the district of Esslingen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
| surface | 2 ha | |
| Identifier | 81160110708 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 34 ' N , 9 ° 25' E | |
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| Setup date | August 25, 1983 | |
| administration | District Office Esslingen | |
The basalt tuff quarry is an extensive natural monument and geotope in the area of the Baden-Württemberg community of Beuren in the Esslingen district.
Characteristics
The natural monument was designated by ordinance of August 25, 1983 under the name of basalt tuff quarry (basalt pits) . It is also protected as a geotope under the name of basalt tuff quarry in the Gewann Herbstwiesen NE von Beuren .
Location and description
The natural monument is located around one kilometer northeast of Beuren near the Beuren open-air museum, directly on state road 1210 in the direction of Owen . The quarry is popularly referred to as a "sand pit" because the sand-like tuff stone has been used as a building material for centuries.
It is a chimney of the Miocene Swabian volcano in the Urach-Kirchheim volcanic area. The black tuff sands are partly lightly stratified and are criss-crossed by numerous small tuff passages.
Others
Due to its location on the slope, the former sand pit had the shape of an amphitheater and was a venue for various clubs in the 1970s.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Club Kuckucksei eV (Ed.): The first 10 “wild” years 1970–1980 , publisher: Club Kuckucksei eV, Nürtingen 2015.
Web links
- Data evaluation sheet and map in the profile of the extensive natural monument in the protected area directory of the LUBW
- Geotope profile on the map server of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) (download link)
- Station 2 of the Beuren soil educational trail deals with the sand pit