Locality
11°44´42" east longitude, 51°47´39" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Bernburg/Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europa

Historical relevance of location
In the 15th and 17th and 18th century Bernburg was residence of the ruler of Saxony-Anhalt. Bernburg has been a center of the potash and soda industry in Germany since the second half of the 19 th century.

Geological relevance of location
This roestone is a limestone with sandy binding agent. The separate small spheres are 2 mm in size and were formed near the sea coast around a nucleus of crystallization.

Classification of the earth

Structure	roestone or oolite
Colour	red brown
Age	Triassic, Lower Triassic

Donor

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Office Berlin,
 Germany