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Keyword: Late Carboniferous

Review Article Geoheritage Geoconservation Geoparks
The Piesberg: A NW-German site of international importance for the Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous)

Piesberg quarry is famous for its Upper Carboniferous plant and arthropod fossils, including several holotypes of flying insects. The high degree of maturity of the Piesberg strata, such as the presence of anthracitic coal, quartzite, and large quartz crystals, led to controversies over a possible underlying thermal anomaly. The Piesberg is of further importance for […]

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