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Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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Location map of the Salzgitter iron ore deposits and mines, in 1955.

Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Salzgitter-Bad potash mining area, 1903.

Fürst Bismarck pit, Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Salzgitter-Bad potash mining area, 1906.

Fürst Bismarck pit, Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
08551270017272050902308.jpg
Location map of the Salzgitter iron ore deposits and mines, in 1955.

Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
07574810017272050919528.jpg
View of the Salzgitter-Bad potash mining area, 1903.

Fürst Bismarck pit, Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
03985090017272050921903.jpg
View of the Salzgitter-Bad potash mining area, 1906.

Fürst Bismarck pit, Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Location map of the Salzgitter iron ore deposits and mines, in 1955.

Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
07574810017272050919528.jpg
View of the Salzgitter-Bad potash mining area, 1903.

Fürst Bismarck pit, Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Salzgitter101,079 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22857
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22857:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Salzgitter, Basse-Saxe, Allemagne
German:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Salzgitter, Bassa Sassonia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Soltgitter, Neddersassen, Düütschland
Russian:
Зальцгиттер, Нижняя Саксония, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
萨尔茨吉特, 下萨克森, 德国
Spanish:
Salzgitter, Baja Sajonia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Salzgitter, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
زالتسغيتر, سكسونيا السفلى, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Salzgitter, Baixa Saxonia, Alemanya
Asturian:
Salzgitter, Baxa Saxonia, Alemaña
Bashkir:
Зальцгиттер, Түбәнге Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Salzgitter, Saxonia Beherea, Alemania
Bavarian:
Salzgitter, Niedasaxn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Зальцгітэр, Ніжняя Саксонія, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Зальцгітэр, Ніжняя Саксонія, Нямеччына
Bengali:
জাল্টস গিটা, নিডারজাখসেন, জার্মানি
Breton:
Salzgitter, Saks-Izel, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Залцгитер, Долна Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Salzgitter, Baixa Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Alemanya
Corsican:
Salzgitter, Germania
Croatian:
Salzgitter, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Czech:
Salzgitter, Dolní Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Salzgitter, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Salzgitter, Nedersaksen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Salzgitter, Malsupra Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Salzgitter, Alam-Saksi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
زالتسگیتر, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Salzgitter, Ala-Saksi, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Salzgitter, Alemagne
Friulian:
Salzgitter, Gjermanie
Galician:
Salzgitter, Baixa Saxonia, Alemaña
Greek:
Σάλτσγκιτερ, Κάτω Σαξονία, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
સાલ્ઝગિટર, લોવર સેક્સોની, જર્મની
Hebrew:
זלצגיטר, סקסוניה התחתונה, גרמניה
Hindi:
साल्ज़गीत्तेर, निचला सैक्सोनी, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Salzgitter, Alsó-Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Salzgitter, Neðra-Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Salzgitter, Infra-Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Salzgitter, Basse Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Salzgitter, Infra Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Salzgitter, An tSacsain Íochtarach, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ザルツギッター, ニーダーザクセン州, ドイツ
Kannada:
ಸಾಲ್ಝ್ಗಿಟ್ಟರ್, ಲೋಯರ್ ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಸೋನಿ, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Зальцгиттер, Төменгі Саксония, Германия
Kongo:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Alemanyi
Korean:
잘츠기터, 니더작센주, 독일
Latin:
Salzgitter, Saxonia Inferior, Germania
Latvian:
Zalcgitera, Lejassaksija, Vācija
Ligurian:
Salzgitter, Bassa Sasònia, Germania
Limburgian:
Salzgitter, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Zalcgiteris, Žemutinė Saksonija, Vokietija
Luxembourgish:
Salzgitter, Niddersachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Залцгитер, Долна Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Salzgitter, Alemaina
Malay:
Salzgitter, Sachsen Hilir, Jerman
Marathi:
साल्झगिटर, नीडरजाक्सन, जर्मनी
Minangkabau:
Salzgitter, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Tek-kok
Narom:
Salzgitter, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Salzgitter, Germania
Northern Frisian:
Salzgitter, Niidersaksen, Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Salzgitter, Bassa Saxònia, Alemanha
Picard:
Salzgitter, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Salzgitter, Bassa Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Salzgitter, Dolna Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Salzgitter, Baixa Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Salzgitter, Saxonia Inferioară, Germania
Romansh:
Salzgitter, Saxonia Inferiura, Germania
Sardinian:
Salzgitter, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Salzgitter, Läichsaksen, Düütsklound
Scots:
Salzgitter, Lawer Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Salzgitter, Sagsainn Ìosail, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Залцгитер, Доња Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Salzgitter, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Salzgitter, Girmania
Sinhalese:
සලාස්ගිටර්, පහල සැක්සොනි, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Salzgitter, Dolné Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Salzgitter, Spodnja Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
زالتسقیتر, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Salzgitter, Saksonia Chini, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Tamil:
ஸல்ஜிடர், லோயர் சாக்ஸ்சனி, ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Зальцгиттер, Түбән Саксония, Алмания
Telugu:
సాల్జ్ గిట్టర్, లోవర్ సాక్సోనీ, జర్మనీ
Thai:
ซาลซ์กิทเทอร์, รัฐนีเดอร์ซัคเซิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Turkish:
Salzgitter, Aşağı Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Зальцгіттер, Нижня Саксонія, Німеччина
Urdu:
سالزجیتتیر, نیدرزاکسن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Salzgitter, Quyi Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Salzgitter, Sassonia Bassa, Germania
Vietnamese:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Salzgitter, Dona-Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Salzgitter, Almagne
Waray:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Salzgitter, Nedersaksen, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Salzgitter, Nedersaksen, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
سالزگٹر, تھلواں سیکسنی, جرمنی
Wolof:
Salzgitter, Almaañ
Zulu:
Salzgitter, IJalimani


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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Oerlinghausen193.9 - 89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Posidonienschiefer1182.7 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Posidoniaschiefer1183 - 182 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Scytalia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Azoricidae : Scytalia93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Seliscothon
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Seliscothonidae : Seliscothon93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Polyierea (Thecosiphonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Polyierea : Polyierea (Thecosiphonia)93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belemnitida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exogyra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Foraminifera
phylum
Chromista : Foraminifera122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Notidanus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Notidanus122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Platypterygius hercynicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Platypterygius : Platypterygius hercynicus122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phymatella intumescens
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Phymatella : Phymatella intumescens93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eulespongia texta
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Carterellidae : Eulespongia : Eulespongia texta93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opetionella radians
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Sollasellidae : Opetionella : Opetionella radians93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Verruculina damaecornis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Scleritodermatidae : Verruculina : Verruculina damaecornis93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leiochonia pinguis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Azoricidae : Leiochonia : Leiochonia pinguis93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Longileptolepis wiedenrothi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Leptolepidiformes : Leptolepididae : Longileptolepis : Longileptolepis wiedenrothi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rugitela hippopus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Rugitela : Rugitela hippopus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Saurorhynchus hauffi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Saurichthyiformes : Saurichthyidae : Saurorhynchus : Saurorhynchus hauffi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzgitter
Wikidata ID:Q3200
GeoNames ID:2842150

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