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Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Westerholt coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
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GelsenkirchenCity
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Westerholt colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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View of the Gelsenkirchen coal mining area, in 1911.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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View of the Gelsenkirchen coal mining area, in 1926.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Westerholt colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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View of the Gelsenkirchen coal mining area, in 1911.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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View of the Gelsenkirchen coal mining area, in 1926.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
07629280017629247392141.jpg
Westerholt colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01419550017272307139239.jpg
View of the Gelsenkirchen coal mining area, in 1911.

Westerholt coal mine, Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 36' 3'' North , 7° 4' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.60111,7.07417
GRN:
N35E04
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Herten65,306 (2015)4.8km
Marl91,398 (2017)6.3km
Gladbeck76,940 (2015)7.0km
Recklinghausen122,438 (2018)8.6km
Dorsten79,981 (2015)10.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
224191
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224191:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Zeche Westerholt, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr-Kohlerevier, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


The "Westerholt" coal mine was located in the district Buer of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1907
Merger with the "Bergmannsglück" coal mine in 1960 to form the "Bergmannsglück/Westerholt" coal mine
Renaming to "Westerholt" coal mine in 1976
Merger with the "Fürst Leopold/Wulfen" coal mine in 1998 to form the "Bergwerk Lippe" coal mine
Abandoned: 2008

Owners:
1907 - 1927 "Bergwerks-AG Recklinghausen"
1927 - 1968 "Hibernia AG"
1968 - 2008 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

FEDDERN, R. (1969): Über die Kristalltracht eines Markasits vom Verbundbergwerk Bergmannsglück-Westerholt in Gelsenkirchen-Buer i. W.- Der Aufschluss, 20 (12), 345.
Beyer, H. (1971) Doppelzwillinge am Markasit von Gelsenkirchen-Buer.- Der Aufschluss, 22 (11), 329-331.
Huske, J. (2006) Die Steinkohlenzechen im Ruhrrevier. Selbstverlag des deutschen Bergbau-Museums, Bochum, page 120 and 634, pages 1023-1024.
de.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Westerholt
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