Locality
140°30´ east longitude, 36°0´ north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Tokyo, Japan
Personal relationship of donor
Exchange of scientific specimens
Historical relevance of location
Sea-level variations have left recent marine sediments along the coasts of Japan.
Geological relevance of location
Marine sand from a time when the sea level was higher than it is today.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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sand rich in shells
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Colour
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greyish green
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Age
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probably Pleistocene
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany