Zechstein
Permian rock layers between the east coast of England and northern Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Zechstein (German either from mine stone or tough stone) is a unit of sedimentary rock layers of Late Permian (Lopingian) age located in the European Permian Basin which stretches from the east coast of England to northern Poland. The name Zechstein was formerly also used as a unit of time in the geologic timescale, but nowadays it is only used for the corresponding sedimentary deposits in Europe.
Permian of Central Europe (Dyas) | ||
−305 — – −300 — – −295 — – −290 — – −285 — – −280 — – −275 — – −270 — – −265 — – −260 — – −255 — – | Central European stages | |
The Zechstein lies on top of the Rotliegend; on top of the Zechstein is the Buntsandstein or Bunter.