| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Polyhalite |
| Formula: | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Gypsum | ⓘ1 photo of Polyhalite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
| Anhydrite | ⓘ1 photo of Polyhalite associated with Anhydrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Polyhalite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 855675 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:855675:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f4c96915-803e-46da-a9c3-0260722358bf |
| Nearest other occurrences of Polyhalite |
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| 14.9km (9.3 miles) | ⓘBleicherode Potash Works (Karl Liebknecht Potash Works), Bleicherode, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany |
| 65.4km (40.6 miles) | ⓘBrefeld potash mine, Tarthun, Bördeaue, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| 66.9km (41.6 miles) | ⓘLeopoldshall potash mine, Staßfurt, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| 67.4km (41.9 miles) | ⓘFriedrichshall potash mine, Staßfurt, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| 80.6km (50.1 miles) | ⓘMarie potash mine, Beendorf, Flechtingen, Börde, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| 88.5km (55.0 miles) | ⓘWintershall Potash Works, Heringen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany |
| 91.4km (56.8 miles) | ⓘMerkers mine, Krayenberggemeinde, Wartburg District, Thuringia, Germany |
| 95.1km (59.1 miles) | ⓘHattorf Potash Works, Phillippsthal, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany |
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Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany