Barradeel salt mine, Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types | |
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Barradeel salt mine | Mine |
Waadhoeke | Municipality |
Friesland | Province |
Netherlands | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 13' 1'' North , 5° 31' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oosterbierum | 455 (2017) | 1.9km |
Dongjum | 295 (2017) | 2.0km |
Sexbierum | 1,530 (2017) | 2.2km |
Tzummarum | 1,205 (2017) | 3.0km |
Franeker | 12,996 (2017) | 3.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
193752
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193752:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f906adae-0b4d-4d74-91ee-eb1c13a62917
Operated by Esco (European Salt Company), Frisa Zout B.V. (2007).
The salt is mined via solution mining. One major issue of mining is the resulting land subsidence, particularly given the fact that much of the area is already at or below sea level.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
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Barradeel salt mine, Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands