Oldest rock of the Netherlands

Heimansgroeve

Epen, South Limburg4.1€

320-million-year-old carboniferous rock in a quiet forest quarry.

Geology nerds pilgrimage here: the oldest surface rock in the Netherlands, folded like pastry beside the Geul. A short detour from the Epen valley walks.

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