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Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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VolpriehausenVillage
UslarMunicipality
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Aerial view of Volpriehausen, ca. 1980.

Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Volpriehausen lignite mining area, in 1899.

Solling lignite works, Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Volpriehausen lignite mining area, in 1909.

Solling lignite works, Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Aerial view of Volpriehausen, ca. 1980.

Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Volpriehausen lignite mining area, in 1899.

Solling lignite works, Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Volpriehausen lignite mining area, in 1909.

Solling lignite works, Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Aerial view of Volpriehausen, ca. 1980.

Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Volpriehausen lignite mining area, in 1899.

Solling lignite works, Volpriehausen, Uslar, Northeim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 39' 46'' North , 9° 44' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.66302,9.74193
GRN:
N35E05
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
22871
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22871:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Volpriehausen, Uslar, Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


After the core city, Volpriehausen is the second-largest district of the city of Uslar am Sollingrand in the Northeim district in southern Lower Saxony.

Volpriehausen is located on the southeast edge of the Solling mountain range and Solling-Vogler Nature Park in the Rehbach valley near Bollert to the east. Neighboring towns - each about 1.5 km away - are the Uslar districts of Delliehausen (north), Schlarpe (south) and Gierswalde (west). The core city of Uslar is around 7 km to the west.

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5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Chlor-manasseite'
Formula: MgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Koenenite (TL)
Formula: Na4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
Type Locality:
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘKoenenite (TL)3.BD.25Na4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlor-manasseite'-MgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O
x about 1.75

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Chlor-manasseiteMgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
Hⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ Chlor-manasseiteMgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
Oⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ Chlor-manasseiteMgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
Mgⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chlor-manasseiteMgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
Alⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ Chlor-manasseiteMgxAl(OH)2x+2Cl · (x-0.8)H2O x about 1.75
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ KoeneniteNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)22
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volpriehausen
Wikidata ID:Q882346

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