Zaķi also Zaķupe boulder
Zaķi boulder (also Zaķupe boulder) is a geological and geomorphological natural monument in Liepupe parish. The stone is located in the former Zaķu gravel pit, east of the village of Tūja, 150 m north of Zaķupe river.
The stone is dark grey-black in colour, 2.7 m high, 6.4 m long, 5.5 m wide and has a volume of 47 m3. It is an amphibolite with bands of biotite gneiss and is also moderately crystalline with larger pyroxene crystals. The stone was found between 1962 and 1965, when gravel was mined in the quarry. In 1978 the quarry was reclaimed and reforested. Part of the stone has been broken into pieces, as there have been attempts to split the stone for tombstones. The surrounding area has been landscaped. The Zaķi boulder is a State Protected Natural Monument.
Location
Liepupes pagasts
lat: 57.493065; lon: 24.413787
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| Phone: | +371 29294073 |
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| Phone: | +371 29777295 |
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| Phone: | +371 20225556 |
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| Address: | Liedaga iela 41, Tūja |
| Phone: | +371 26417757 |
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| Phone: | +371 26477996; +371 29297338 |
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