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Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germanyi
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Potash worksWorkings
UnterbreizbachMunicipality
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View of the Unterbreizbach potash mining area, in 1911.

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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Kaliwerk Unterbreizbach

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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View of the Unterbreizbach potash mining area, in 1907.

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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View of the Unterbreizbach potash mining area, in 1911.

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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Kaliwerk Unterbreizbach

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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View of the Unterbreizbach potash mining area, in 1907.

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
03210720017272303602680.jpg
View of the Unterbreizbach potash mining area, in 1911.

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
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Kaliwerk Unterbreizbach

Potash works, Unterbreizbach, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 48' 50'' North , 9° 58' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.81401,9.97655
GRN:
N34E05
Type:
Workings
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Unterbreizbach4,102 (2011)0.6km
Vacha3,856 (2015)3.5km
Philippsthal4,570 (2018)3.6km
Völkershausen1,206 (2015)5.4km
Buttlar1,437 (2017)6.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
217532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217532:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Kaliwerk, Unterbreizbach, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen, Deutschland


Potash and salt mine owned by the Kali & Salz (K+S) GmbH.
The mine includes shafts at Unterbreizbach (main mining site) and Mühlwärts (Shaft II).

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Langbeinite
Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLangbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS

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References

www.unterbreizbach.de (n.d.) http://www.unterbreizbach.de/gewerbe/kali_salz.htm
Dietrich, A., Behnke, G., and Thonelt, T. (2004): Kristalle aus der Tiefe - Eine Auswahl von Mineralen aus Kali- und Steinsalzlagerstatten. Kali und Steinsalz 3, 6-14.
Dietrich, A., Behnke, G., and Thonelt, T. (2005): Kalisalzbergbau an Werra und Ulster: Mineralien aus dem “Land der Weißen Berge”. Lapis 30 (6), 13-23.
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