Mauzenstein
The Mauzenstein is a red sandstone rock designated as a natural monument on the border between the Baden-Württemberg cities of Gaggenau ( Rastatt district ) and Bad Herrenalb ( Calw district ) in the northern Black Forest . It is located not far from the amber , at 704.8 m above sea level. NHN am Mauzenberg south of the saddle to the north located Tannschachberg . Stratigraphically , it belongs to the upper scree horizon (smc 2) of the Middle Buntsandstein . The layering structure of the sedimentary rock can be seen on the sides .
The historic Michelbach – Moosbronn – Bernbach border path , which follows the former border between the states of Baden and Württemberg , passes the Mauzenstein. The prominent boulder served as a boundary stone and has cross-shaped boundary markings. A sign informs about speculations that the rock served the astral cult (worship of the stars) in the early days , which alludes to eroded circular structures in the rock surface, which various local historians believed were man-made. However, the Baden regional geologist Walter Hasemann described them, similar to the spherical phenomena on the nearby amber rock, as large spheres within a spherical horizon spread in the main red sandstone and thus as natural concretions .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Institute for the Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW) ( information )
- ↑ State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Geological natural monuments in the administrative district of Karlsruhe . Karlsruhe, 2000. Page 106 (PDF, 5.6 MB)
- ^ Walter Hasemann: Explanations on sheet 7116 Malsch . Unchanged reprint of the explanations on Malsch sheet (no. 62) of the special geological map of Baden, Freiburg i. Br. 1934. In: Geological State Office Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.): Geological map 1: 25,000 of Baden-Württemberg . Land survey office Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart 1984, p. 26 .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 53.5 ″ N , 8 ° 24 ′ 18.5 ″ E