Sandstone (DE.22.0006)
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- Rock determination
- Sedimentary rock > Siliciclastic > Sandstone
- Chronostratigraphy
- Phanerozoic; Mesozoic; Cretaceous; Lower Cretaceous; Berriasian
- Lithostratigraphy
- Bückeberg Formation
- Rock name
- Obernkirchner sandstone
- Rock synonyms
- Bückeberger sandstone; Stadhagener sandstone; Bremer sandstone; Wezer sandstone
- Additional information
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- Site type
- Quarry
- Location
- Germany; Niedersachsen; Obernkirchen
- Site name
- Obernkirchen steinbruche
- Excavation or Survey Team
- Dr. Wesley De Boever
- Additional contextual information
- Natural color
- yellowish grey
- Aged color
- Components
- quartz, distinct zones enriched with iron(hydr)oxides
- Texture
- high porosity
- Structure
- homogeneous, light brown striations of iron(hydr)oxides, weak veining
- Weathering
- good weathering resistance
- Diagnostic features
- Additional information
- Flepostore inventory nr.
- GEOL1.L1.C19
- Original inventory nr.
- A0154
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Type
- Covered thin section
- Comparable thin section(s)
- Components
- mainly quartz (mono- and polycrystalline); accessory micas, heavy minerals, iron(hydr)oxides and rare feldspars; clayey silica cement; high intergranular porosity
- Texture
- fine grain size, well sorted, sub-rounded grains
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- fine grained quartz arenite; low clayey silica cementation; high intergranular porosity
- Additional information
- blue stained epoxy
- Sample type
- Rock sample
- Inventory number
- DE.22.0006
- Collection
- Geological Department, Ghent University
- Donating institute/person
- Host collection
- Other samples available
- No
- Sample collection method
- Field Sampling (clay/rock)
Nijland et al. 2003
- Full reference
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Nijland T., Dubelaar W., van Hees R. & van der Linden T. 2003. Black weathering of Bentheim and Obernkirchen sandstone. Heron 48(3): 179-195.
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