Locality
10°35´ east longitude, 52°5´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Haverlahwiese mine, Ringelheim, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Keuper marl was mined in the Haverlahwiese mine as a lean iron ore and was the basis for founding the iron industry in Salzgitter.

Classification of the earth

Structure	marl
Colour	red and greenish grey
Age	Triassic

Donor

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