| St. George's Church , Nördlingen, with it's distinctive Daniel Tower , was completed in 1505. It's made almost entirely from suevite , a distinctive type of impact breccia that was first recognized at the Ries structure. It takes its name from the Roman name for this region of Bavaria : "Provincia Suevia". Suevite is an impact breccia that contains fragments and patches of impact glass. We'll be seeing a lot of this rock on our tour. Let's climb up Daniel's Tower for a view of the town!
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All the small black patches in the blocks of suevite are impact glasses. |
This is the only town in Germany where you can walk all the way around the medieval fortification ring. Completed in the 14th century, it is made almost entirely of suevite! |
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