Country | Germany | ||||
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Location: | 10.2755, 52.6924 | ||||
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Site type | mine | ||||
Deposit type | halokinetic potash-bearing salt | ||||
Evaporite basin | Zechstein | ||||
Basin type | intracratonic basin | ||||
Geologic unit | Zechstein Group | ||||
Salt structure | Hofer | ||||
Age | Paleozoic Permian Guadalupian-Lopingian Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
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Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
Geologic map unit | 10.2755, 52.6924 | ||||
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Production | |
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Status | Past Production |
First year | 1909 |
Last year | 1977 |
Ore tonnage | 1) 0.097Million tonnes |
K2O tonnage | 2) 0.0089Million tonnes |
Data years | 2) 1936-1944 |
Data source | 1) Wood (1946); 2) U.S. Office...(1945) |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
Ore tonnage | >4 provMillion tonnes |
K2O tonnage | >0.7Million tonnes |
Grade of K2O | 17.5% of ore |
Data source | Wood (1946) |