Locality
11°0´42" east longitude, 52°8´44" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Schöningen, Germany, Europa
Geological relevance of location
The sample stems from a waste pile of brown-coal mining. Its coal content is too low for industrial use. Instead it is used as building material for sub-soil waterproofing of waste dumps.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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Silt with clay
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Colour
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darkbrowngrey
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Age
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Tertiary
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Donor
Victor Bohnenstein,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany