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Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyi
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Views of the Aschersleben mining town, in 1900.

Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Aschersleben potash mining area, in 1911.

Aschersleben I potash mine, Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Aschersleben potash mining area, ca. 1908.

Aschersleben I potash mine, Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Views of the Aschersleben mining town, in 1900.

Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Aschersleben potash mining area, in 1911.

Aschersleben I potash mine, Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Aschersleben potash mining area, ca. 1908.

Aschersleben I potash mine, Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Views of the Aschersleben mining town, in 1900.

Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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View of the Aschersleben potash mining area, in 1911.

Aschersleben I potash mine, Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Arnstein, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Könnern, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Falkenstein/Harz, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aschersleben24,892 (2015)
Mehringen1,194 (2015)
Westdorf794 (2015)
Winningen792 (2018)
Freckleben766 (2015)
Groß-Schierstedt610 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
10464
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10464:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Aschersleben, Salzland, Saxe-Anhalt, Allemagne
German:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Italian:
Aschersleben, circondario del Salzland, Sassonia-Anhalt, Germania
Russian:
Ашерслебен, Зальцланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
阿舍斯莱本, 萨尔茨兰县, 萨克森-安哈尔特, 德国
Spanish:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sajonia-Anhalt, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Aschersleben, Sakse-Anhalt, Duitsland
Arabic:
آشرسليبن, زالتلاندكرايس, ساكسونيا أنهالت, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Alemanya
Armenian:
Աշերսլեբեն, Սաքսոնիա-Անհալթ, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Alemaña
Azeri:
Aşersleben, Saksoniya-Anhalt, Almaniya
Bashkir:
Ашерслебен, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Basque:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Alemania
Bavarian:
Aschersleben, Saggsn-Anhalt, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Ашэрслебен, Саксонія-Ангальт, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ашэрсьлебэн, Саксонія-Ангальт, Нямеччына
Breton:
Aschersleben, Saks-Anhalt, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Ашерслебен, Саксония-Анхалт, Германия
Catalan:
Aschersleben, Saxònia-Anhalt, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Alemanya
Chechen:
Ашерслебен, Саксони-Анхальт, Германи
Corsican:
Aschersleben, Germania
Croatian:
Aschersleben, Saska-Anhalt, Njemačka
Czech:
Aschersleben, Zemský okres Salzland, Sasko-Anhaltsko, Německo
Danish:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Dutch:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saksen-Anhalt, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Aschersleben, Saksen-Aanhoalt, Duutslaand
Egyptian Arabic:
آشرسليبن, المانيا
Esperanto:
Aschersleben, Distrikto Salzland, Saksio-Anhalto, Germanio
Estonian:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saksi-Anhalt, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
آشرزلبن, زالتسلاندكرايس, زاکسن-آنهالت, آلمان
Finnish:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saksi-Anhalt, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Aschersleben, Alemagne
Friulian:
Aschersleben, Gjermanie
Galician:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Alemaña
Hebrew:
אשרסלבן, חבל זאלצלאנד, סקסוניה-אנהלט, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Aschersleben, Szász-Anhalt, Németország
Icelandic:
Aschersleben, Saxland-Anhalt, Þýskaland
Ido:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Indonesian:
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Jerman
Interlingua:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Interlingue:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Aschersleben, An tSacsain-Anhalt, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
アシャースレーベン, ザルツラント郡, ザクセン＝アンハルト州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ашерслебен, Зальцланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Kongo:
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Aschersleben, Saksonya-Anhalt, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Ашерслебен, Германия
Latin:
Ascaria, Saxonia-Anhaltium, Germania
Ligurian:
Aschersleben, Sassonia Anhalt, Germania
Limburgian:
Aschersleben, Sakse-Anhalt, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ascherslebbe, Sassen-Anholt, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Ашерслебен, Залцланд , Саксонија-Анхалт, Германија
Malagasy:
Aschersleben, Alemaina
Malay:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Aschersleben, Jerman
Narom:
Aschersleben, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Aschersleben, Germania
Norwegian:
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Occitan:
Aschersleben, Saxònia-Anhalt, Alemanha
Picard:
Aschersleben, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Aschersleben, Sassònia-Anhalt, Almagna
Polish:
Aschersleben, Powiat Salzland, Saksonia-Anhalt, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxônia-Anhalt, Alemanha
Romanian:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Romansh:
Aschersleben, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Sardinian:
Aschersleben, Sassònia-Anhalt, Germania
Scots:
Aschersleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Aschersleben, Sagsainn-Anhalt, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Ашерслебен, Саксонија-Анхалт, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Aschersleben, Saksonija-Anhalt, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Aschersleben, Girmania
Slovak:
Aschersleben, Sasko-Anhaltsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Aschersleben, Saška-Anhalt, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
آشرسلبن, زاکسن-آنهالت, آلمان
Swahili:
Aschersleben, Saksonia-Anhalt, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Tatar:
Ашерслебен, Саксония-Анһальт, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
阿舍爾斯萊本, 薩克遜－雁候, 德國
Turkish:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Saksonya-Anhalt, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Ашерслебен, Зальцланд, Саксонія-Ангальт, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Aschersleben, Saksoniya-Anhalt, Germaniya
Venetian:
Aschersleben, Sassonia-Anhalt, Germania
Vietnamese:
Aschersleben, Salzland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Đức
Volapük:
Aschersleben, Saxän-Lanhaltän, Deutän
Walloon:
Aschersleben, Almagne
Waray:
Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Alemanya
Welsh:
Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Aschersleben, Duutsland
Wolof:
Aschersleben, Almaañ
Zulu:
Aschersleben, IJalimani


Aschersleben (German pronunciation: [ˈaʃɐsleːbən]) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km east of Quedlinburg, and 45 km northwest of Halle (Saale).

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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bischofite
Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Kainite
Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
ⓘ Kaliborite (TL)
Formula: KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Picromerite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Pinnoite
Formula: Mg[B2O(OH)6]
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Szaibélyite
Formula: MgBO2(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘBischofite3.BB.15MgCl2 · 6H2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘSzaibélyite6.BA.15MgBO2(OH)
ⓘPinnoite6.BB.05Mg[B2O(OH)6]
ⓘKaliborite (TL)6.FB.10KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
ⓘBoracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘPicromerite7.CC.60K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘKainite7.DF.10KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Hⓘ KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Hⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
Hⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Bⓘ KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Bⓘ PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
Bⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Oⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Oⓘ KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Oⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
Oⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mgⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Mgⓘ KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Mgⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
Mgⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Sⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Clⓘ BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Kⓘ KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Kⓘ PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aschersleben
Wikidata ID:Q486991
GeoNames ID:6551144

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