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Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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Bad SalzdetfurthTown
Hildesheim DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Salzdetfurth underground salt mining, in 1987.

Salzdetfurth Potash Works, Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05314570017272365595677.jpg
View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
04171040017272365608385.jpg
View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
01344100017272017566550.jpg
View of the Salzdetfurth underground salt mining, in 1987.

Salzdetfurth Potash Works, Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
05314570017272365595677.jpg
View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
04171040017272365608385.jpg
View of the Bad Salzdetfurth potash mining area, in 1900.

Bad Salzdetfurth, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Diekholzen, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Bockenem, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Schellerten, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bad Salzdetfurth14,349 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
344975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344975:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Bad Salzdetfurth, Landkreis Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘRokühnite (TL)3.BB.10FeCl2 · 2H2O
ⓘRinneite3.CJ.05K3Na[FeCl6]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
Clⓘ RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Kⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
FeIron
Feⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
Feⓘ RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Salzdetfurth
Wikidata ID:Q633004
GeoNames ID:2953362

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