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title: Meurin Roman Mine
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13302/meurin-roman-mine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Meurin Roman Mine

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Meurin Roman Mine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13302.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13302.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Meurin [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Mine (German: Römerbergwerk Meurin) at Kretz in Germany is the largest underground Roman tuff (rock made of volcanic ash) quarry north of the Alps. The layers of tuff here, which are several metres thick and have been quarried for more than 2,000 years, are the result of the massive explosion of the Laacher See volcano that occured 13,000 years ago.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, January 17). Meurin Roman Mine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13302/meurin-roman-mine/>
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Raddato, Carole. "Meurin Roman Mine." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13302/meurin-roman-mine/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Meurin Roman Mine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13302/meurin-roman-mine/>.

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