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Hansa I potash mine, Ronnenberg, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hansa I potash mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Ronnenberg | Town |
| Hanover Region | District |
| Lower Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 20' 45'' North , 9° 39' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnenberg | 23,416 (2015) | 3.0km |
| Gehrden | 14,955 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Hemmingen | 18,470 (2015) | 6.0km |
| Hannover | 515,140 (2018) | 6.1km |
| Seelze | 32,899 (2015) | 6.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gewerkschaft Hansa-Silberberg, Kaliwerk Hansa,
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Hansa, Ronnenberg, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Former potash mine with three shafts (Hansa I, II and III), worked until 1973. The mine as also called Kaliwerk Empelde. The coordinates given point to the shaft I, another witness of former mining activities is the local museum.
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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
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Boracite Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| ⓘ Carnallite Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Kainite Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Kieserite Formula: MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Langbeinite Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| ⓘ Szaibélyite Formula: MgBO2(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Carnallite | 3.BA.10 | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Szaibélyite | 6.BA.15 | MgBO2(OH) |
| ⓘ | Boracite | 6.GA.05 | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Langbeinite | 7.AC.10 | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Kieserite | 7.CB.05 | MgSO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Kainite | 7.DF.10 | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Szaibélyite | MgBO2(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| B | ⓘ Szaibélyite | MgBO2(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| O | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Szaibélyite | MgBO2(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Mg | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Szaibélyite | MgBO2(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Boracite | Mg3(B7O13)Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnallite | KMgCl3 · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O |
| K | ⓘ Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliwerk_Hansa |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q22692509 |
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Hansa I potash mine, Ronnenberg, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany