Weiselberg
Weiselberg | |
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Parent range | North Palatine Uplands |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 280 MYA |
Mountain type | Volcanic pipe |
Type of rock | dacite |
The Weiselberg is a hill 569.5 m above
The Weiselberg is covered in forest, especially on its upper slopes and is a habitat for rare species of plant. It was made a nature reserve in 1950.
Geography
Location
The Weiselberg is located in the southeastern part of the
Natural regions
The Weiselberg lies in the
Geology
Geologically, the Weiselberg belongs to the
A vulcanite is formed, when magma rises through the Earth's crust and breaks out onto the surface of the Earth. As it is weathered the soft rock surrounding it is eroded and the hard volcanic rock is left behind.
The hill is made of rock typical of its kind and which is named after it:
The Weiselberg is a magmatic
On the southern slopes of the Weiselberg lies a
1982 mapping showed that the rock columns in the area of the summit dome have a so-called Meilerstellung ("milling position"). This is usually caused by the fact that a lava lake in the crater of a volcano solidifies relatively quickly. The high glass content in the rock also indicates that the original magma was very near to the surface and cooled fast. The columns then formed perpendicular to the crater walls.
Protected areas
The majority of the Weiselberg is protected by the Weisselberg
References
- ^ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Die naturräumlichen Einheiten auf Blatt 148/149 Trier/Mettendorf. Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, Bad Godesberg 1974. → Online-Karte(PDF; 4,5 MB)
- ^ W. E. Tröger: Spezielle Petrographie der Eruptivgesteine, Verlag Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 1935.
- ^ a b Weiselberg-Gipfeltour in Oberkirchen, retrieved 11 October 2015, auf bostalsee.de
Sources
- W. E. Tröger: Spezielle Petrographie der Eruptivgesteine, Verlag Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 1935
- Der große ADAC Natur-Reiseführer, ADAC Verlag, Munich, 1991, ISBN 3-87003-390-8
External links
- Weiselberg-Gipfeltour, at wanderbares-saarland.de
- Naturschutzgebiet Weiselberg, at agrarkulturerbe.de