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English: This image shows a 2.1 billion year old rock containing black-banded ironstone. The rock weighs about 8.5 tons, and is approximately two meters high, three meters wide, and one meter thick. It was found in North America and belongs to the National Museum of Mineralogy and Geology, Dresden, Germany. The rock is located at +51°2'34.84" +13°45'26.67".
Deutsch: Dieses Bild zeigt einen etwa 8,5 Tonnen schweren und 2,1 Milliarden Jahre alten Block mit Bändereisenerzen. Der etwa zwei Meter hohe, drei Meter breite und einen Meter tiefe Gesteinsblock wurde in Nordamerika gefunden und gehört dem Staatlichen Museum für Mineralogie und Geologie Dresden. Der Block liegt im Dresdener Botanischen Garten bei den Koordinaten +51°2'34.84" +13°45'26.67".
Português: Imagem duma antiga rocha de 8,5 toneladas de 2,1 biliões dei anos, com faixas de minério de ferro. Este bloco de pedra de aproximadamente dois metros de altura, três de largura e um de espessura foi encontrado no norte da América e encontra-se em exposição no Museu Nacional de Mineralogia e Geologia em Dresden, Alemanha, em +51°2'34.84"N +13°45'26.67"E.
Italiano: Questa immagine mostra una roccia vecchia di 2,1 miliardi di anni, contenente orizzonti ferriferi a bande , che pesa circa 8,5 tonnellate. Approssimatamente la pietra è alta due metri, larga tre e spessa un metro,fu trovata in Nord America e appartiene al Museo Nazionale di Mineralogia e Geologia a Dresda, in Germania. La roccia è situata a latitudine +51°2'34.84" N e longitudine +13°45'26.67" E.
Русский: Здесь изображена скала возрастом 2,1 миллиарда лет, содержащую железную руду с черной каймой, вес камня приблизительно 8,5 тонн. Приблизительно два метра высотой, три метра шириной, и один метр толщиной камень был найден в Северной Америке и принадлежит Национальному музею Минералогии и Геологии в Дрездене, Германия. Скала расположена +51°2'34.84"N +13°45'26.67"E.


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  • Camera Nikon D70
  • Lens Tamron SP AF 90mm/2.8 Di Macro 1:1
  • Focal length 90 mm
  • Aperture f/2.8
  • Exposure time 1/250 s
  • Sensivity ISO 200
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Date

26 August 2005

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Author

André Karwath aka Aka

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Camera location51° 02′ 34.84″ N, 13° 45′ 26.67″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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2.1 billion year old rock containing black-banded ironstone

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banded iron formation

inception

26 August 2005

coordinates of the point of view

51°2'34.840"N, 13°45'26.669"E

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