Locality
7°10´ east longitude, 51°30´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Ruhr region, Germany, Europa
Personal relationship of donor
Geology of fossil fuels collection
Historical relevance of location
The hard coal of the Ruhr district formed the basis of the industrialisation of Germany in the 19th century.
Political relevance of location
Coal mining in the Ruhr district, which is only rarely profitable, is being subsidised for socio-economic reasons.
Geological relevance of location
The warm, humid climate of the Carboniferous period favoured the growth of plants from which coal is formed, predominantly cryptogams.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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hard coal
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Colour
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black
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Age
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Late Carboniferous, 320 million years
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany