Definition of Zechstein. Meaning of Zechstein. Synonyms of Zechstein

- 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...
- The Zechstein Limestone Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal Germany...
- Hammerfest and Nordkapp basins. In northwest Europe Upper Permian salt of the Zechstein Group has formed salt domes over the central and southern North Sea, extending...
- coming from the lower Permian sandstones which are sealed by the upper Zechstein salt. The evolution of the North Sea basin occurred through multiple stages...
- ranges in Central Europe uplifted at the same time, are the bordering Zechstein deposits which contain Bryozoa reefs. These stretch especially wide on...
- from Great Britain over Germany into Poland. They are located in the Zechstein and were deposited in the Middle to Late Permian. The largest deposits...
- rocks of equivalent age in Germany had been named the Rotliegend and Zechstein, and in Great Britain as the New Red Sandstone. The term Permian was introduced...
- It is a karst cave developed in dolomite strata that is part of the Zechstein. The cave was first mentioned in the records in 1541. In 1686, Gottfried...
- Slate is a marine unit that forms part of the Zechstein, a sequence of rocks formed on the edge of the Zechstein Sea, a large inland shallow sea that existed...
- extracted (by solution mining) out of ancient seabeds, for example, the Zechstein seabed in northwest Europe. Some deposits result from high content of...