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Zechsteinnoun
A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the .
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Zechstein
The Zechstein (German either from mine stone or tough stone) is a unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian (Guadalupian to 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. The Zechstein lies on top of the Rotliegend; on top of the Zechstein is the Buntsandstein or Bunter.
Webster Dictionary
Zechsteinnoun
the upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone
Etymology: [Gr., fr. zeche a mine + stein a stone.]
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Zechstein
The Zechstein is a unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian 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. The Zechstein lies on top of the Rotliegend; on top of the Zechstein is the Buntsandstein or Bunter.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Zechstein
zek′stīn, n. a deposit of calcareous rock which covers the Kupfer-schiefer. [Ger.,—zeche, a mine, stein, a stone.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of zechstein in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of zechstein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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