Bunter Sandstone
E708771
Bunter Sandstone is a Lower Triassic sedimentary rock formation in central Europe, characterized by its colorful, layered sandstones that form prominent landscapes and are important for regional geology and groundwater reservoirs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bunter Sandstone canonical | 2 |
| Bentheim sandstone | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age | approximately 252 to 247 million years ago ⓘ |
| climateIndicator | arid to semi-arid conditions ⓘ |
| color |
brown
ⓘ
red ⓘ variegated ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| contains |
cross-bedding
ⓘ
paleosols ⓘ ripple marks ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
aeolian
ⓘ
alluvial fan ⓘ fluvial ⓘ |
| forms |
cliff faces
ⓘ
cuesta landscapes ⓘ rock towers ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicSubperiod | Lower Triassic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GermanName | Buntsandstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lower Bunter
ⓘ
Middle Bunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Bunter ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ central Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its colorful appearance ⓘ |
| notableExposure |
Black Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ Spessart NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringian Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Germanic Trias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permeability | high ⓘ |
| porosity | high ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPositionAbove | Permian formations ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPositionBelow | Muschelkalk ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aquifer
ⓘ
building stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ groundwater reservoir ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.