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Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Häuslingen potash mining area, in 1910.

Aller-Nordstern potash mine, Häuslingen, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Walsrode24,448 (2015)
Soltau21,945 (2015)
Schneverdingen19,199 (2015)
Munster17,746 (2015)
Bad Fallingbostel13,473 (2015)
Bomlitz7,287 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
344983
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344983:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Heide , Basse-Saxe, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
circondario della Landa, Bassa Sassonia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Landkreis Heidkreis, Neddersassen, Düütschland
Russian:
Зольтау-Фаллингбостель, Нижняя Саксония, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
海德县 , 下萨克森, 德国
Spanish:
Distrito de Heidekreis, Baja Sajonia, Alemania
Arabic:
هايديكرايس, سكسونيا السفلى, ألمانيا
Catalan:
Heidekreis, Baixa Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Landkreis Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Lüneburské vřesoviště, Dolní Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Heidekreis, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Heidekreis, Malsupra Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Heidekreisi kreis, Alam-Saksi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
هايدكرايس, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Georgian:
ზოლტაუ-ფალინგბოსტელის რაიონი, ქვემო საქსონია, გერმანია
Indonesian:
Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Jerman
Interlingue:
Subdistrict Heidekreis, Infra Saxonia, Germania
Japanese:
ハイデクライス郡, ニーダーザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Зольтау-Фаллингбостель, Төменгі Саксония, Германия
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Heidekreis, Saksonya Jêrîn, Almanya
Ladin:
Landkreis Heidekreis
Latin:
Circulus Heidensis, Saxonia Inferior, Germania
Macedonian:
Хајдекрајс, Долна Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Heidekreis, Sachsen Hilir, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Heidekreis Kūn, Niedersachsen, Tek-kok
Northern Frisian:
Heidekreis, Niidersaksen, Tjüschlönj
Occitan:
Heidekreis, Bassa Saxònia, Alemanha
Polish:
Landkreis Heidekreis, Dolna Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Heidekreis, Baixa Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Heidekreis, Saxonia Inferioară, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Loundkring Heidekreis, Läichsaksen, Düütsklound
Swedish:
Landkreis Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Гайдекрайс, Нижня Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Heidekreis, Quyi Saksoniya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Đức
Waray:
Heidekreis, Niedersachsen, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Heidekreis, Nedersaksen, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
ہائیڈیکرائیس, تھلواں سیکسنی, جرمنی


Heidekreis ("Heath district") is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Harburg, Lüneburg, Uelzen, Celle, Hanover, Nienburg, Verden and Rotenburg.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Leonite
Formula: K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rinneite
Formula: K3Na[FeCl6]
ⓘ Zirklerite (TL)
Formula: (Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘRinneite3.CJ.05K3Na[FeCl6]
ⓘZirklerite (TL)3.CJ.30(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘLeonite7.CC.55K2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
Clⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeoniteK2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Kⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)
FeIron
Feⓘ RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
Feⓘ Zirklerite(Fe,Mg,Ca)9Al4Cl18(OH)12 · 14H2O (?)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Dorsetochelys typocardium
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pleurosternidae : Dorsetochelys : Dorsetochelys typocardium145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidekreis
Wikidata ID:Q5922
GeoNames ID:2831482

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