Locality
23°44´ east longitude, 38°0´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Thassos, Greece
Historical relevance of location
The sample stems from the marble which was used to built the famous Pergamon-Altar.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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Greece marble
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Colour
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white
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Age
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Cretaceous, ca 70 million years
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Donor
Angela Ehling,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Office Berlin,
Germany