Locality
8°34´ east longitude, 52°20´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Melle, Germany, Europa
Geological relevance of location
The Jurassic Posidonian shale is an important oil source rock in northern Germany. It contains abundant remains of unicellular algae, which were preserved in the oxygen-poor conditions.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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marine shale
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Colour
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black
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Age
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Jurassic
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany