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Gypsum from
Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:462127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:462127:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gypsum in this Region
Anna I dump, Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAnna I dump, Anna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘWillem-Sophia mine, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMeyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘAlbert Mine, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘZufriedenheit Mine, Mausbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘOranje-Nassau-I mine, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘEmma-Hendrik coal dump, Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands
References
Blaß, Günter; Strehler, H. (1993) Mineralbildungen in einer durch Selbstentzündung brennenden Berghalde des Aachener Steinkohlenreviers [Mineral formations in a spontaneously burning mine dump in the Aachen coalfield]. Mineralien-Welt, 4 (4). 35-42
Sindern, S., Warnsloh, J. M., Witzke, T., Havenith, V., Neef, R. & Etoundi, Y. (2005): Mineralogy and geochemistry of vents formed on the burning coal mining waste dump Anna I, Alsdorf, Germany. Eur. J. Mineral. 17, Beih. 1, 130
Witzke, T., de Wit, F., Kolitsch, U., Blaß, G. (2015) Mineralogy of the Burning Anna I Coal Mine Dump, Alsdorf, Germany. In Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective- Case Studies – Coal Fires Vol. 3. Elsevier. p.203-240. doi:10.1016/C2010-0-68844-4
 
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