Locality
10°87´ east longitude, 53°5´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Mehlfien gravel pit, Gülden, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Gravel and sand were deposited in front of the ice sheet in northern Germany during the Pleistocene glaciations. They are an important raw material for the construction industry. The glacial deposits of N. Germany contain much rock material clearly derived from the north and some from the south, such as this specimen of petrified wood from the Mehlfien gravel pit.

Classification of the earth

Structure	petrified wood
Colour	yellow/brown
Age	Quaternary

Donor

Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
 Hannover,
 Germany