Mine detail: Hamburg

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Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
Lat / long: 53.49875, 10.00241
dep_id: 60001091
mrds_id: RL10042
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Potassium
Minor mineral: Boron-Borates
Trace mineral: Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MARINE EVAPORITE
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
conc_proc: EVAPORATION
ore_ctrl: BORATES OCCUR ON THE EDGE OF A SALT DOME IN THE HAMBURG REGION.
Structure: SALT DOME
References:
  • Deposit:: KUHN, R., 1968, GEOCHEMISTRY OF GERMAN POTASH DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 88.
  • Deposit:: KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, 1983, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., NEW YORK, P. 533-560.
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