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Borth salt mine, Rheinberg, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Borth salt mineMine
RheinbergTown
WeselDistrict
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 36' 55'' North , 6° 33' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alpen12,908 (2011)4.3km
Wesel61,685 (2015)7.5km
Rheinberg32,188 (2015)8.3km
Xanten21,587 (2017)8.3km
Voerde38,759 (2015)9.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
205997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205997:9
GUID (UUID V4):
05f7a0b2-f054-4b61-9afd-388523248694
Name(s) in local language(s):
Salzbergwerk Borth, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


Salt mine owned by esco (European Salt Company). Mining since 1924 (Deutsche SOLVAY).

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Halite
Formula: NaCl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4

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Germany

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