Locality
9°97´ east longitude, 51°56´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Nikolausberg, Bratental, Göttingen, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
The Muschelkalk of the Germanic Triassic forms a typical landscape. It contains raw materials for making lime and cement. It is found in the valleys of the Main, Neckar, Saale, and Unstrut rivers. In southern Lower Saxony and norther Hesse, it is preserved in geological structures called grabens.

Classification of the earth

Structure	limestone
Colour	grey
Age	Triassic

Donor

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