Current clay potential in Germany | Part 2: Raw materials from the Ordovician and Devonian systems

1 Global geological history and tectonics The Carboniferous, also known as the Coal Formation, is the fifth system of the Palaeozoic Era. It began roughly 358.9 million years ago and lasted until...

1 Geological background and site At a site in Jarnoltowek, Poland, Dewon SP.ZO.O extracts greyish blue phyllitic slate and processes this with state-of-the-art screening and grinding equipment to...

With reference to an up-to-date clay potential map of Germany, key deposits of geologically consolidated clays are presented. On the basis of specific practical examples, the complex relationships...

1 Current status in research The clay potential in Germany is largely recorded in geological maps, although these do not generally contain details of the specific suitability of the clay raw...

1 Global geology and tectonics After the Triassic, the Jurassic represents the second system in the Mesozoic. The Jurassic is covered by strata of the Cretaceous, which is the youngest system in the...