Locality
10°53´ east longitude, 51°69´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Winterberg mine, Harz Mts., Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Erdbach Limestone is named for the village Erdbach in the Keller Forest. It also occurs in the Harz Mts., documents the extent of the sea at the time of its formation.

Classification of the earth

Structure	marine sediment
Colour	grey
Age	Carboniferous

Donor

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