Stevns Klint KT-boundary clay | 17.7 Grams | UNESCO World Heritage | Zealand, Denmark
$187.00 CAD
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This is a great 17.7 gram KT-boundary clay from Zealand, Denmark, a UNESCO World Heritage site. What makes Stevns Klint a UNESCO site inscribed in 2014 is the visible layer of fish clay and exceptional fossil record at the K-T boundary (Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary) along the cliff. The KT-boundary clay at Stevns Klint is both impactite and a deposit containing fossils. It is considered impactite because the layer is composed of debris from the Chicxulub meteorite impact, including the iridium-rich "fish clay," which is evidence of the extraterrestrial event. It is also rich in fossils because the clay and surrounding rock strata contain evidence of the mass extinction and the recovery of marine life that followed.
Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching 17 km (11 mi) along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundaries in the world. Subject to frequent erosion, the cliff rises to a height of up to 40 m (130 ft).
Stevns Klint holds exceptional evidence of the Chicxulub meteorite impact that triggered the fifth mass extinction around 66 million years ago. This catastrophic event wiped out the dinosaurs and nearly 50% of all life on Earth, that paved the way of life as we know it today.
Most offerings are of macro size specimen so this is a rarely seen large example coming from the world renown Mr Christian Anger of Austria. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Austromet and a Canagem Collection specimen card.
Stevns Klint KT-boundary clay | 17.7 Grams | UNESCO World Heritage | Zealand, Denmark
$187.00 CAD
Unit price per1 low in stock
This is a great 17.7 gram KT-boundary clay from Zealand, Denmark, a UNESCO World Heritage site. What makes Stevns Klint a UNESCO site inscribed in 2014 is the visible layer of fish clay and exceptional fossil record at the K-T boundary (Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary) along the cliff. The KT-boundary clay at Stevns Klint is both impactite and a deposit containing fossils. It is considered impactite because the layer is composed of debris from the Chicxulub meteorite impact, including the iridium-rich "fish clay," which is evidence of the extraterrestrial event. It is also rich in fossils because the clay and surrounding rock strata contain evidence of the mass extinction and the recovery of marine life that followed.
Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching 17 km (11 mi) along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundaries in the world. Subject to frequent erosion, the cliff rises to a height of up to 40 m (130 ft).
Stevns Klint holds exceptional evidence of the Chicxulub meteorite impact that triggered the fifth mass extinction around 66 million years ago. This catastrophic event wiped out the dinosaurs and nearly 50% of all life on Earth, that paved the way of life as we know it today.
Most offerings are of macro size specimen so this is a rarely seen large example coming from the world renown Mr Christian Anger of Austria. Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Austromet and a Canagem Collection specimen card.
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