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‖ Zechstein Geol.|ˈzɛkstaɪn| [Ger., lit. minestone.] A limestone stratum of the Permian system as developed in parts of Germany, corresponding to the Magnesian Limestone of the N.E. of England; also extended to the series of rocks containing this, forming the upper division of the Permian.
1823Amer. Jrnl. Sci. VI. 189 On the Rhine.., the Zechstein or 1st floetz limestone is imbedded in the coal⁓field. 1885Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 2) vi. ii. v. §2. 754 Zechstein, an argillaceous thin-bedded compact limestone. |