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Stassfurt

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Germany

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Geologic information

CountryGermany
Location:11.5886, 51.8513
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Site typegrouped mines/occurrences
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinZechstein
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitZechstein Group
Salt structureStassfurter Sattel
Age
Paleozoic
Permian
Guadalupian-Lopingian
Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
Minimum:Paleozoic-Permian-Lopingian-Changhsingian
Maximum:Paleozoic-Permian-Guadalupian-Roadian
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Geologic map unit11.5886, 51.8513
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Economic information

Average grade8.3% K2O
Production
StatusActive Production
CompanyPreussag A.G. (1945)
First year1856(?)
Last year1972
K2O tonnage8.5Million tonnes
Data years1861-1972
Data sourceBeer (1996)

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Comments

Less than 3 km from Leopoldshall.

References

Beer, W.W., 1996, Kalilagerstatten in Deutschland [Potash deposits in Germany]: Kali und Steinsalz, v. 12, no. 1, p. 18-30.
Commission for the Geological Map of the World, 1973b, Carte metallogenique de l’Europe; Liste de gites mineraux, feuille 5 [Metallogenic map of Europe; list of mineral deposits, sheet 5]; Europe Centre (PRAGUE): Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres and United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, 32 p.
Harben, P.W., and Kuzvart, M., 1996, Industrial minerals; A global geology: London, Industrial Minerals Information Ltd., 462 p.
Kuehn, R., 1968, Geochemistry of German potash deposits: Geological Society of America Special Paper 88, p. 427-504.
Stadler, S., Sultenfuss, J., Hollander, H.M., Bohn, A., Jahnke, C., and Suckow, A., 2011, Isotopic and geochemical indicators for groundwater flow and multi-component mixing near disturbed salt anticlines: Chemical Geology, v. 294-295, p. 226-242.
U.S. Office of Military Government for Germany, 1945, Report on barite, fluorspar, graphite, potash, pyrite, salt and other miscellaneous non-metallic minerals in Germany: U.S. Office of Military Government for Germany, Economic Division, Industry Branch, Coal and Non-Metallic Mining Section, 28 p.