Zwenkau lignite mine, Zwenkau, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
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Zwenkau lignite mine | Mine |
Zwenkau | Town |
Leipzig District | District |
Saxony | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 14' 17'' North , 12° 18' 48'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Zwenkau | 8,905 (2015) | 2.5km |
Markkleeberg | 24,000 (2015) | 5.7km |
Kitzen | 2,036 (2015) | 6.5km |
Böhlen | 6,982 (2015) | 6.6km |
Rötha | 4,199 (2015) | 8.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zwenkauer See
Former open-pit lignite mine. Mining stopped in 1999.
Flooded since about 2012.
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ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Balkenhol, Ralf, Ludwig, Bernard, Ufer, Kristian, Jochum, Johannes, Friedrich, Günther (2001) Pyrite oxidation in sediment samples from the German open-cut brown coal mine Zwenkau: mineral formation and dissolution of silicates. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 164 (3), 283-288. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Balkenhol, Ralf, Ludwig, Bernard, Ufer, Kristian, Jochum, Johannes, Friedrich, Günther (2001) Pyrite oxidation in sediment samples from the German open-cut brown coal mine Zwenkau: mineral formation and dissolution of silicates. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 164 (3), 283-288. doi:10.1002/1522-2624(200106)164:3<283::aid-jpln283>3.0.co;2-4
External Links
https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=11347
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwenkau#Zwenkau_und_die_Braunkohle
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwenkau#Zwenkau_und_die_Braunkohle
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