Locality
63°0´ west longitude, 31°0´ south latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Altos de Chipion, Cordoba, Argentina, Südamerika

Geological relevance of location
Brown Phaeozem of the pampa region in Argentina. The Phaeozem is a typical soil of the pampa and the basis for livestock farming. These soils have a high natural fertility but the climatic conditions are unfavourable due to low rainfall.

Classification of the earth

Colour	greyish brown
Age	Pleistocene to Holocene

Donor

Dr. Wilfried Kantor,
 Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Hannover,
 Germany