Locality
9°29´28" east longitude, 51°59´39" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Gravel pit company Lammert & Dötzer near Hehlen, W Bodenwerder, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europa
Geological relevance of location
Pumice tephra of the Laacher See vulcano which erupted 12,900 years before present in the Eifel mountains, 240 km away from the place of the tephra deposition in the Weser valley SE of Hameln.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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pumice tephra
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Colour
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light grey
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Age
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12,900 years
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Donor
Dr. Wolfgang Thiem,
Geographical Institute University of Hannover,
Dr. Peter Rohde,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany