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Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
WolfsburgIndependent City
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, in 1913.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
01819930017272046275354.jpg
View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
04110420017272046288073.jpg
View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, in 1913.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
02745280017272046265722.jpg
View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
01819930017272046275354.jpg
View of the Wolfsburg potash mining area, ca. 1920.

Rothenfelde potash mine, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wolfsburg123,064 (2016)
Westhagen9,206 (2016)
Detmerode7,640 (2016)
Rothenfelde544 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
20046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20046:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 50 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences50
Youngest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Posidonia Shale41182 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Keuper1208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bittacidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Bittacidae183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Haplotipula majalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Haplotipula : Haplotipula majalis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Mikrotipula dixaeformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Mikrotipula : Mikrotipula dixaeformis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eoptychoptera simplex
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ptychopteridae : Eoptychoptera : Eoptychoptera simplex183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heterothemis brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liassogomphidae : Heterothemis : Heterothemis brodiei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Polysphenodon muelleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Sphenodontidae : Polysphenodon : Polysphenodon muelleri237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Heterophlebia buckmani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Heterophlebiidae : Heterophlebia : Heterophlebia buckmani183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Plagiophlebia praecostarea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Heterophlebiidae : Heterophlebia : Plagiophlebia praecostarea183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Proinogomphus bodei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liassogomphidae : Proinogomphus : Proinogomphus bodei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Panorpidium minima
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium minima183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Locustopsis maculosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Locustopsidae : Locustopsis : Locustopsis maculosa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protogryllus hattorfensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Protogryllidae : Protogryllus : Protogryllus hattorfensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Acridiopsis spoliata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Acrididae : Acridiopsis : Acridiopsis spoliata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Chresmodella fissa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Schesslitziella : Chresmodella fissa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Archegocimicidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archegocimicidae183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Entomecoris minor
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archegocimicidae : Entomecoris : Entomecoris minor183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fulgoridium hattorfense
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Fulgoridium : Fulgoridium hattorfense183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Metafulgoridium praetruncatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Metafulgoridium : Metafulgoridium praetruncatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fulgoridium silvaticum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Fulgoridium : Fulgoridium silvaticum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Margaroptilon cuneatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Margaroptilon : Margaroptilon cuneatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liassopsychops curvata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Liassopsychops : Liassopsychops curvata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prohemerobius septemvirgatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Prohemerobius : Prohemerobius septemvirgatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prohemerobius mediolatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Prohemerobius : Prohemerobius mediolatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Orthophlebia latipennisimilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Orthophlebia : Orthophlebia latipennisimilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parabittacus lingula
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Bittacidae : Parabittacus : Parabittacus lingula183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protoplecia hattorfensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Protopleciidae : Protoplecia : Protoplecia hattorfensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula bodei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula bodei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula robusta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula robusta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula basiminuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula basiminuta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Leptotipuloides fastigata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Leptotipuloides : Leptotipuloides fastigata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Amphipromeca acuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Amphipromeca : Amphipromeca acuta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bodephora arucaeformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bodephora : Bodephora arucaeformis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Apistogrypotes inflexa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Apistogrypotes : Apistogrypotes inflexa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liassonympha compacta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Liassonympha : Liassonympha compacta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Panorpidium media
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium media183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liadoblattina blakei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria : Raphidiomimidae : Liadoblattina : Liadoblattina blakei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Blattula langfeldti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattulidae : Blattula : Blattula langfeldti183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Archijassus heeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archijassidae : Archijassus : Archijassus heeri183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Orthophlebia elongata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Orthophlebia : Orthophlebia elongata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Necrotaulius parvulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Necrotauliidae : Necrotaulius : Necrotaulius parvulus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula clara
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula clara183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Praegravesia rolkei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Praegravesia : Praegravesia rolkei157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Mesorhyphus ulrichi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Anisopodidae : Mesorhyphus : Mesorhyphus ulrichi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Archipleciomima germanica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Protopleciidae : Archipleciomima : Archipleciomima germanica183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfsburg
Wikidata ID:Q3014
GeoNames ID:3221023

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