Locality
8°42´34" east longitude, 52°44´47" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Ehrenburg, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Plaggenesch (FAO Fimic Anthrosol) is a man-made soil. Sod was dug and placed in the stables for a period of time and then, enriched in manure, replaced in the fields. In this way a \"plaggen\" layer 40 - 100 cm thick was gradually built up over several centuries.

Classification of the earth

Structure	Fimic Anthrosol
Colour	grey

Donor

Dr. Herbert Sponagel,
 Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
 Hannover,
 Germany