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Weferlingen Silica Sand

Producer in Germany with commodity Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023697
MRDS ID I001107
Record type Site
Current site name Weferlingen Silica Sand

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.03566, 52.3154 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 25 KM SE OF WOLFSBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Germany

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF WEFERLINGEN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF SAND: 99.7% SIO2, 0.14% AL2O3, 0.12% CAO + MGO, 0.01% NA2O + K2O, UP TO 0.03% FE2O3.

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.03566, 52.3154
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Quarzwerke

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 99.7 wt-pct Silica Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1991, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 284, P. 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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