Locality
15°10´8" east longitude, 24°40´35" south latitiude [ map ]
Name
Waste site nearby Lüderitz, southern Namib desert, Namibia, Afrika
Historical relevance of location
This soil sample was collected at a waste dump. Rubbish, delivered from households, hotels, fishing industry and port, is incinerated here under open sky. The residues of waste incineration mix with the desert sand.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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sand
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Colour
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black
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Age
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Recent
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other
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Sample from a waste site
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Donor
Dr. Klaus Knödel,
Gerhard Lange,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Hannover,
Germany