Locality
5°55´ east longitude, 44°12´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Le Coulet, near Sisteron, France, Europa
Geological relevance of location
Glaukonite sand from the oxygen-poor sea-floor of the Tethys Ocean (a predecessor-ocean of the modern Mediterranean Sea)
Classification of the earth
Structure
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sandy
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Colour
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dark green
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Age
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112 m. y.
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Donor
Dr. Jochen Erbacher,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Hannover,
Germany