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Osterfeld coal mine, Osterfeld, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Osterfeld coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
OsterfeldCity Borough
OberhausenCity
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 30' 11'' North , 6° 52' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oberhausen219,176 (2018)2.9km
Bottrop119,909 (2015)4.3km
Mülheim171,000 (2018)7.9km
Meiderich45,297 (2015)8.6km
Gladbeck76,940 (2015)10.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
61539
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61539:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Zeche Osterfeld, Oberhausen, Ruhr-Kohlerevier, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


The "Osterfeld" coal mine was located in the district Osterfeld of Oberhausen, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1879 outsourcing of a shaft of the "Oberhausen coal mine to form the new independent "Osterfeld" coal mine
Takeover of the concession of the abandoned "Oberhausen" coal mine in 1931
Takeover of the "Sterkrade" coal mine in 1933
Outsourcing of the shaft "Hugo" in 1949 to form the new "Hugo Haniel" coal mine
Takeover of the "Hugo Haniel" coal mine in 1959
Merger with the "Lohberg" coal mine in 1989 to form the new "Lohberg/Osterfeld" coal mine
Abandoned in 1993

Owners:
1873 - 1952 "Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb, Gutehoffnungshütte"
1952 - 1957 "Bergbau AG Neu Hoffnung"
1957 - 1968 "Hüttenwerke Oberhausen AG"
1968 - 1993 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS

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