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Pyramiden Coal Mine, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norwayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pyramiden Coal Mine | Mine |
| Spitsbergen | Island |
| Svalbard | Archipelago |
| Norway | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
78° 40' 4'' North , 16° 19' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other Languages:
French:
Pyramiden, Spitzberg, Svalbard, Norvège
German:
Pyramiden, Spitzbergen, Spitzbergen, Norwegen
Italian:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Isole Svalbard, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norge
Russian:
Пирамида, Западный Шпицберген, Шпицбе́рген, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
皮拉米登, 斯匹次卑尔根岛, 斯瓦尔巴, 挪威
Spanish:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Noruega
Armenian:
Պիրամիդեն, Արևմտյան Շպիցբերգեն, Շպիցբերգեն, Նորվեգիա
Basque:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norvegia
Bosnian:
Pyramiden, Svalbard, Norveška
Bulgarian:
Пирамида, Шпицберген, Свалбард, Норвегия
Catalan:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Noruega
Czech:
Pyramiden, Západní Špicberk, Špicberky, Norsko
Danish:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norge
Dutch:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Spitsbergen, Noorwegen
Farsi/Persian:
پیرامیدن, اسپیتسبرگن, سوالبار, نروژ
Finnish:
Pyramiden, Länsimaa, Huippuvuoret, Norja
Galician:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Noruega
Hebrew:
פירמידה, שפיצברגן, סבאלברד, נורבגיה
Hungarian:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Spitzbergák, Norvégia
Japanese:
ピラミーデン, スピッツベルゲン島, スヴァールバル諸島, ノルウェー
Latvian:
Piramidene, Špicbergena, Svalbāra, Norvēģija
Mirandese:
Piramida, Noruega
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Noreg
Polish:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norwegia
Swedish:
Pyramiden, Spetsbergen, Svalbard, Norge
Ukrainian:
Піраміда, Західний Шпіцберген, Шпіцберген, Норвегія
Vietnamese:
Pyramiden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Na Uy
An abandoned coal mine located at Billefjorden close to the pyramid-shaped mountain which is called Pyramiden (the pyramid). Mining started here by Sweden in 1910, and was later in 1927, sold to the Soviet Union. The Russian coal company Trust Arktikugol (Russian: Арктикуголь) mined coal here until 1998. A large settlement and mining community which once had a population of about 1000 inhabitants is now an abandoned, deserted town. About 9 million tonnes of coal were produced here between 1955 and 1998.
Note to the mineral list:
Hoelite was found after a coal fire in the Pyramiden Coal mine (Oftedahl 1929). It formed delicate yellow needles associated with chlorides and sulphur deposited by gases at a burning coal-bed.
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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
3 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hoelite (TL) Formula: C14H8O2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Salammoniac Formula: NH4Cl Description: Found together with hoelite References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Salammoniac | 3.AA.25 | NH4Cl |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Hoelite (TL) | 10.CA.15 | C14H8O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hoelite | C14H8O2 |
| H | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Hoelite | C14H8O2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hoelite | C14H8O2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramiden |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q845396 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2729216 |
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Pyramiden Coal Mine, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway