Messel Pit

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Messel Pit (German: Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel, (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its abundance of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance. After almost becoming a landfill, strong local resistance eventually stopped these plans, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5512615750
• ISBN13: 9785512615751
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"