Locality
11°6´56" east longitude, 51°50´29" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Harsleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europa
Geological relevance of location
The sample is a friable sandstone of Creataceous age. The iron bearing mineral Limonit gives the rock the typical yellow-ockrebrown color. It is used as building material.
Classification of the earth
Colour
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yellow to ochrebrown
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Age
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Upper Cretaceous
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Donor
Victor Bohnenstein,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany