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Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakiai
Regional Level Types
Soľná Baňa salt worksBrine Well (Abandoned)
Solivar- not defined -
PrešovMunicipality
Prešov DistrictDistrict
Prešov RegionRegion
SlovakiaCountry
Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1928.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
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View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1930.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
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View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1925.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
03579340017272253114125.jpg
View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1928.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
06879190017272253112817.jpg
View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1930.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
01653060017272253123421.jpg
View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1925.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
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View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1928.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
06879190017272253112817.jpg
View of the Prešov salt mining area, in 1930.

Soľná Baňa salt works, Solivar, Prešov, Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 58' 46'' North , 21° 16' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.97968,21.27582
GRN:
N33E11
Type:
Brine Well (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Prešov94,718 (2017)3.7km
Sabinov12,290 (2016)18.8km
Giraltovce4,189 (2012)23.1km
Kavečany1,287 (2017)23.2km
Gelnica6,404 (2016)28.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
126398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126398:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Solivar, Prešov, okres Prešov, Prešovský kraj, Slovenská republika


Place of mining and salt processing.

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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