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English: Part of fossil sea cliff at Steigerberg hill: Permian volcanic rocks (Kreuznach Rhyolite) with Oligocene (30 mya) coastal erosion features (small cave in foot of sea cliff). Mainz Basin, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany[1]
Deutsch: Teil des fossilen Kliffs am Steigerberg: Permisches Vulkangestein (Kreuznacher Rhyolith) mit im Oligozän (30 mya) entstandenen Küstenerosionserscheinungen (kleine Höhle im Fuß des Kliffs). Mainzer Becken, Rheinland-Pfalz[1]
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Camera location49° 47′ 04.8″ N, 7° 59′ 21.5″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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  1. ↑ a b Stephane Rousse, Philippe Duringer, Karl R. G. Stapf (2012): An exceptional rocky shore preserved during Oligocene (Late Rupelian) transgression in the Upper Rhine Graben (Mainz Basin, Germany). Geological Journal, 47(4):388-408 DOI:10.1002/gj.1349

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