Berlepsch-Maybach potash mine, Staßfurt, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Berlepsch-Maybach potash mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Staßfurt | Town |
| Salzlandkreis | District |
| Saxony-Anhalt | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 51' 27'' North , 11° 36' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Staßfurt | 22,960 (2015) | 1.2km |
| Neundorf | 2,315 (2015) | 4.5km |
| Rathmannsdorf | 660 (2015) | 4.5km |
| Hecklingen | 3,969 (2015) | 4.7km |
| Förderstedt | 2,045 (2015) | 4.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8657
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8657:1
GUID (UUID V4):
7709b054-0fd5-417d-90f8-839a062f5412
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Schachtanlage Berlepsch-Maybach, von Berlepsch-Schacht , von Maybach-Schacht,
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Berlepsch, Stassfurt, Stassfurter Kalisalzlagerstätte, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
A potash mine, started before 1911.
Refs.: Dana 6: A3: 14, 43, 46.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 430.
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig (1911): 50: 139.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aphthitalite Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ Bischofite Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Boracite Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| ⓘ Kieserite Formula: MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Langbeinite Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| ⓘ Löweite Formula: Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| ⓘ Vanthoffite Formula: Na6Mg(SO4)4 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bischofite | 3.BB.15 | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Boracite | 6.GA.05 | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| 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 |
| ⓘ | Kieserite | 7.CB.05 | MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Löweite | 7.CC.45 | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| O | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Mg | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| S | ⓘ Löweite | Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O |
| S | ⓘ Vanthoffite | Na6Mg(SO4)4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Bischofite | MgCl2 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
| K | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
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