Locality
9°90´ east longitude, 52°51´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Wettmar, Germany, Europa
Historical relevance of location
Bog iron ore was still dug in the lowlands of Lower Saxony in modern times; for centuries it was smelted, usually where it was dug, to produce iron.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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glassy slag
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Colour
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dark brown
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Age
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Holocene
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany