Locality
9°40´40" east longitude, 51°36´26" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Schurfkuhle SE Verliehausen near Uslar, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europa
Geological relevance of location
Brownish red sand from southern Lower Saxony bearing witness to subtropical weathering during the Tertiary period in a region of todayŽs temperate climate.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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Quartz sand
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Colour
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brownish red
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Age
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2-5 Mio years
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Donor
Dr. Peter Rohde,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany