List of geotopes in Memmingen

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This list contains the geotopes of the Swabian city ​​of Memmingen in Bavaria . The list contains the official names and numbers of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as well as their geographical location. This list may not be complete. Around 3,400 geotopes (as of March 2020) are recorded in the Bavarian geotope register. The LfU does not consider some geotopes suitable for publication on the Internet. For example, some objects are not safely accessible or may only be entered to a limited extent for other reasons.

Surname image Geotope ID Municipality / location Geological unit of space description Area m² / extension m geology Digestion type value Protection status comment
Former Brickworks E in Steinheim 764A001 Memmingen
position 		Iller-Lech region Loess loam was mined here until 1980. The pit is still there, but very ingrown. Loess is only visible in a few places, especially after heavy downpours. 6 m of loess loam existed here over solidified high-terrace gravel, which can be divided into 3 packages: above the gravel surface lies young crack ice age loess loess, over that loess, which is covered by alluvial loam. Absolute time measurements provided fixed points for the Pleistocene stratigraphy. 6000
120 × 50 		Type: Fossil soil, layer sequence
Type: loess, loess loam 		Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit significant no protected area
Terrace S by Volkratshofen 764R001 Memmingen
position 		Iller-Lech region The Hitzenhofen gravel field is Penck's type locality for cracked glacial high terrace gravel. Between Volkratshofen and Hitzenhofen, this stands out from the lower terrace with a striking terrace step approx. 8 m. 20000
500 × 40 		Type: Terrace, Type locality
Type: Gravel 		no information significant no protected area

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data source: Bavarian State Office for the Environment, www.lfu.bayern.de, Geotoprecherche (accessed on September 16, 2017)