Geology and Minerals

Greifensteine

The Greifensteine is a rock tower in the Ore Mountains, Germany, between the towns of Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Jahnsbach. The highest of the seven granite rocks reaches 731 m. Another six rock towers were demolished by quarrying, which ended in 1923.

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See also

• ▸1984 eruption of Mauna Loa
• ▸Hibbertia scandens
• ▸Legazpi, Albay

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