Locality
11°32´51" east longitude, 51°31´44" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Eisleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Copper shale is a bituminiferous marly shale with up to 3 percent copper and other elements (silver, zinc, lead, iron). The exploitation began in the Middle Agees, and the copper shale was the important \"supplier\" for copper in Germany. However, today there is no more copper mining in Eisleben.

Classification of the earth

Structure	copper shale
Colour	black
Age	Permian, Zechstein

Donor

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Office Berlin,
 Germany