Locality
10°32´ east longitude, 53°14´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Lüneburger Heide, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Deposits of glacial sand and gravel originate from meltwater flows which erode the glacial till. The grain size decreases with increasing distance from the glacier.

Classification of the earth

Structure	bedded meltwater sand
Colour	beige
Age	ca. 150.000 years, Pleistocene

Donor

Dr. Klaus-Dieter Meyer,
 Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
 Hannover,
 Germany