Wintershall Potash Works, Heringen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wintershall Potash Works | Workings |
| Heringen | Town |
| Hersfeld-Rotenburg | District |
| Kassel Region | Region |
| Hesse | City-State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 54' 22'' North , 9° 59' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heringen | 7,993 (2015) | 2.3km |
| Dankmarshausen | 1,147 (2016) | 2.8km |
| Großensee | 397 (2011) | 3.5km |
| Dippach | 1,136 (2011) | 3.9km |
| Philippsthal | 4,570 (2018) | 7.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1829
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1829:9
GUID (UUID V4):
43f2fa79-1cf6-4722-922c-fb592ec5e380
Other Languages:
German:
Kaliwerk Wintershall, Heringen, Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland
This mine includes shafts at Grünberg, Heringen and Herfa-Neurode.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Aphthitalite Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Bischofite Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Blödite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Erythrosiderite Formula: K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ Glauberite Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Kainite Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Kieserite Formula: MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Langbeinite Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| ⓘ Leonite Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Löweite Formula: Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Picromerite Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Polyhalite Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rinneite Formula: K3Na[FeCl6] |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| ⓘ Syngenite Formula: K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Vanthoffite Formula: Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Bischofite | 3.BB.15 | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Rinneite | 3.CJ.05 | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| ⓘ | Erythrosiderite | 3.CJ.10 | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanthoffite | 7.AC.05 | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| ⓘ | Langbeinite | 7.AC.10 | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Kieserite | 7.CB.05 | MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Löweite | 7.CC.45 | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| ⓘ | Blödite | 7.CC.50 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Leonite | 7.CC.55 | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Picromerite | 7.CC.60 | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Polyhalite | 7.CC.65 | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Syngenite | 7.CD.35 | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Kainite | 7.DF.10 | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Erythrosiderite | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Erythrosiderite | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Na | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| S | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Erythrosiderite | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Erythrosiderite | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| K | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| K | ⓘ Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| K | ⓘ Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| K | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Erythrosiderite | K2[Fe3+Cl5(H2O)] |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Localities in this Region
- Hesse
- Kassel Region
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg
- Heringen
- Wintershall Potash Works
- Heringen
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg
- Kassel Region
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