Sollstedt Potash Works (Karl Marx Potash Works), Sollstedt, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sollstedt Potash Works (Karl Marx Potash Works) | Workings |
| Sollstedt | Municipality |
| Nordhausen District | Rural District |
| Thuringia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 25' 17'' North , 10° 31' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kraja | 300 (2011) | 3.2km |
| Bleicherode | 6,456 (2015) | 3.8km |
| Obergebra | 901 (2015) | 3.9km |
| Rehungen | 551 (2015) | 4.3km |
| Lipprechterode | 680 (2017) | 4.5km |
Other Languages:
German:
Kaliwerk Sollstedt (Kaliwerk Karl Marx), Sollstedt, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thüringen, Deutschland
A Potash Mine started in 1902 and closed in 1991.
Nowadays used as an "Entsorgungsbergwerk", a Mine used for the underground storage of waste. The sett includes shafts at Sollstedt, the main mining site, and at Bernterode (Preusen Shaft), a few kilometers to the west.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Germany
- Werra mining districtMining District
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Sollstedt Potash Works, Sollstedt, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany