Locality
13°57´39" east longitude, 50°54´7" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Cotta, Elbsandsteingebirge, Saxony, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
The \"Cotta Stone\" is a typical sculpturer\'s sandstone. It can be found on many buildings in Dresden and in Berlin. It was used as building material for parts of the Brandenburg Gate, the Zeughaus, and the portal to the former palace (now part of the former GDR Council of State building).

Classification of the earth

Structure	sandstone
Colour	yellowish-grey, marble
Age	Cretaceous

Donor

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