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Zollverein coal mine, Stoppenberg, Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zollverein coal mine | Colliery (Tourist Attraction) |
| Stoppenberg | Borough |
| Essen | City |
| Düsseldorf | Administrative District |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 29' 17'' North , 7° 2' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2022
Age:
358.9 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gelsenkirchen | 270,028 (2018) | 4.1km |
| Essen | 593,085 (2018) | 4.1km |
| Bottrop | 119,909 (2015) | 8.9km |
| Bochum-Hordel | 380,000 (2015) | 9.2km |
| Gladbeck | 76,940 (2015) | 10.0km |
Other Languages:
French:
Complexe industriel de la mine de charbon de Zollverein, Stoppenberg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, Allemagne
German:
Zeche Zollverein, Stoppenberg, Essen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Italian:
Miniere di carbone dello Zollverein, Essen, Distretto governativo di Düsseldorf, Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia, Germania
Russian:
Шахта Цольферайн, Эссен, Дюссельдорф, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
關稅同盟煤礦工業建築群, 埃森, 杜塞尔多夫行政区, 北莱茵-威斯特法伦, 德国
Spanish:
Complejo industrial de la mina de carbón de Zollverein, Essen, Región de Düsseldorf, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania
Arabic:
منجم فحم تسول فيرآين, إسن, دوسلدورف, شمال الراين-وستفاليا, ألمانيا
Basque:
Zollverein ikatz-meategiaren industriagunea, Essen, Düsseldorf, Ipar Renania-Westfalia, Alemania
Catalan:
Complex industrial de la mina de carbó de Zollverein, Essen, Regió de Düsseldorf, Rin del Nord-Westfàlia, Alemanya
Croatian:
Industrijski kompleks Zollverein, Essen, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka
Danish:
Zollverein kulgrube, Essen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Zeche Zollverein, Stoppenberg, Essen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Minejo Zollverein, Essen, Distriktaro Duseldorfo, Nordrejn-Vestfalio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
مجموعه صنعتی معدن زغال سنگ زولورین, اسن, دوسلدورف, نوردراین-وستفالن, آلمان
Georgian:
ცოლფერაინის სამრეწველო კომპლექსი, ესენი, ჩრდილოეთი რაინ-ვესტფალია, გერმანია
Greek:
Βιομηχανικό συγκρότημα Ανθρακωρυχείων του Τσόλφεραϊν, Έσση, Ντίσελντορφ, Βόρεια Ρηνανία-Βεστφαλία, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
מכרות צולפריין, אסן, נורדריין-וסטפאליה, גרמניה
Hindi:
ज़ोलवेरिन कोयला खान औद्योगिक परिसर, एस्सेन, उत्तरी राइन, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Zollverein Szénbánya, Essen, Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália, Németország
Japanese:
ツォルフェアアイン炭鉱業遺産群, エッセン, デュッセルドルフ行政管区, ノルトライン＝ヴェストファーレン州, ドイツ
Korean:
체체 촐버레인, 에센, 뒤셀도르프 현, 노르트라인베스트팔렌주, 독일
Luxembourgish:
Industriekomplex vun der Kuelegrouf Zollverein, Essen, Regierungsbezierk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Däitschland
Maltese:
Zollverein, Ġermanja
Norwegian:
Zollverein kullgruve- og koksverkområde, Essen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Polish:
Kompleks przemysłowy kopalni i koksowni Zollverein, Essen, Rejencja Düsseldorf, Nadrenia Północna-Westfalia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Complexo Industrial da Mina de Carvão de Zollverein, Essen, Düsseldorf, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália, Alemanha
Serbo-Croatian:
Industrijski kompleks Zollverein, Essen, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka
Swedish:
Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Turkish:
Zeche Zollverein, Stoppenberg, Essen, Düsseldorf , Kuzey Ren-Vestfalya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Шахта Цольферайн, Ессен, Дюссельдорф, Північний Рейн-Вестфалія, Німеччина
Vietnamese:
Tổ hợp công nghiệp mỏ than Zollverein, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Đức
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (German: Zeche Zollverein) is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001, and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, and mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades, starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957−1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in the New Objectivity style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
The mine is well known for its fantastic millerite specimens.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ✪ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: In fissures in sandstone and shist. |
| ⓘ Morenosite Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Nacrite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: In fissures in sandstones and shists. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Skeleton and scepter quartz crystals, 1.5 - 4.5cm, from fissures in sandstone and sandstone-shist.
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| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sideronatrite Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Morenosite | 7.CB.40 | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Sideronatrite | 7.DF.20 | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Nacrite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Morenosite | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Morenosite | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Morenosite | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Morenosite | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollverein_Coal_Mine_Industrial_Complex |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q122026 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- North Rhine-Westphalia
- ⭔The RuhrArea
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Zollverein coal mine, Stoppenberg, Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany