Country | Germany | ||||
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Location: | 9.8755, 52.2043 | ||||
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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 | Giesen or Sarstedt | ||||
Age | Paleozoic Permian Guadalupian-Lopingian Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
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Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
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Geologic map unit | 9.8755, 52.2043 | ||||
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Thickness | Ronnenburg: 4; Stassfurt: 10m |
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Production | |
Status | Past Production |
Company | Kali und Salz (1984) |
Last year | 1988 |
K2O tonnage | 6.3Million tonnes |
Data years | 1910-1987 |
Data source | Beer (1996) |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
Ore tonnage | >20 estMillion tonnes |
Data source | Wood (1946) |