Locality
9°52´ east longitude, 52°21´ north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Wöltjebuche quarry, Deister, Springe, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
The strontium mineral coelestine is deposited from highly concentrated brine. It is formed in lagoons in a warm, dry climate.

Classification of the earth

Structure	crystals
Colour	grey
Age	Jurassic

Donor

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