{"id":859,"date":"2025-02-20T14:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/?page_id=859"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:55:49","slug":"marl-processing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/mergel-bewerken\/","title":{"rendered":"Working marl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"859\" class=\"elementor elementor-859\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdc0dcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fdc0dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633334b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"633334b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c4d0d2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15c4d0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working marl<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59706752 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59706752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fun outing in the marl caves for both\nchildren and adults<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8dc5e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e8dc5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff14f00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff14f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8748eb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8748eb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f276d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5f276d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"grotbezoek\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d485ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d485ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-863\" alt=\"Marl caves Limburg | MergelRijk Valkenburg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae9d4da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ae9d4da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d16082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d16082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working marl<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e618b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e618b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most fun things to do during any visit to MergelRijk is to go and make your own souvenir from a block of marl. Working with marl is a super fun and creative experience, even if you might not be interested in sculpting or creating a work of art. This is because marl is a very soft limestone that is relatively easy to carve, which makes this activity suitable for everyone. Even for you!<\/p><p>All visitors get the chance to work with this soft rock themselves and create their own artwork, such as a small sculpture or figure. Even if you only scratch your name, initials, letter or number in the block of marl, you will already have a nice memento of the Limburg caves!<\/p><p>It is a fun and educational way to learn more about the material while letting your own creativity run wild. It is definitely worth giving it a try!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4e5000 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f4e5000\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc9c0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efc9c0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0daa105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0daa105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e661adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e661adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"mergelbewerken\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4a2b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b4a2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-864\" alt=\"Marl caves Limburg | MergelRijk Valkenburg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xGrottenatelier-materialen-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b420b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54b420b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675fdef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"675fdef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cave workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecb801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ecb801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marl working is done in the Cave Workshop, a specially equipped workshop area in the cave, which you will encounter during your cave visit. After watching an instruction video, you can grab your own materials and a block of marl and get to work.<br \/>Be careful, because the marl block is so soft that it breaks easily when you hit it. But you can feel free to file something off it, scratch into it and draw on it. Enough possibilities to turn it into something fun.<br \/>And the best part: you get to take it home!<br \/><br \/>Here is a tip for when you have made your souvenir: once back home, you could spray your souvenir with a layer of varnish or hairspray. Then it will be better protected and there will be no more dust.<br \/><br \/>By the way, you do not need to book separately for the marl working. This is possible throughout your visit to the cave and is absolutely free!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leuk uitje in de mergelgrotten voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen Mergel bewerken E\u00e9n van de leukste dingen om te doen tijdens ieder bezoek aan MergelRijk, is zelf je souvenir gaan maken van een blokje mergel. Het mergel bewerken is een superleuke en creatieve ervaring, zelfs als je misschien niet ge\u00efnteresseerd bent in beeldhouwen of het [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-859","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/859\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mergelrijk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}