Locality
7°16´ east longitude, 52°30´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Bad Bentheim, Germany, Europa
Personal relationship of donor
Geologische Landesaufnahme
Historical relevance of location
The cliffs at Bad Bentheim are a landmark in the border area with the Netherlands. They consist of a Lower Cretaceous sandstone and is used for buildings. Fossil shells and gastropods can be found in the sediments.
Geological relevance of location
Early Cretaceous time had a wet climate and was time of abundant sand and mud sedimentation in NW Europe.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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sandstone
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Colour
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grey
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Age
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Cretaceous
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany