Locality
35°36´38" east longitude, 30°52´7" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Tafila, Jordan, Asien

Personal relationship of donor
The setting up of a Jordanian Geological Survey

Historical relevance of location
When Jordan became independent, water was urgently needed for the many refugees. Sandstone beds are potential aquifers.

Geological relevance of location
Jurassic and Cretaceous sandstones crop out in large parts of North Africa and Turkey. This specimen contains plant fossils.

Classification of the earth

Structure	sandstone
Colour	ochre
Age	Jurassic to Cretaceous

Donor

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