Locality
10°71´ east longitude, 52°22´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Elm, Erkerode, Germany, Europa
Historical relevance of location
Limestone from the upper Muschelkalk in the Elm region was used for many historical buildings in Braunschweig and surrounding area. The crinoidal limestone contains many fragments of fossil sea lilies (crinoid).
Classification of the earth
Structure
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limestone with crinoids
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Colour
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light grey to gelb
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Age
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Triassic
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany