Hamburg

Producer in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with commodities Potassium, Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001091
MRDS ID RL10042
Record type District
Current site name Hamburg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.00241, 53.49875 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATION IS FOR TOWN OF HAMBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Schleswig-Holstein(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Schleswig-Holstein

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Boron-Borates Secondary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Halite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.00241, 53.49875

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name DOME
Structure description SALT DOME

Controls for ore emplacement

  • BORATES OCCUR ON THE EDGE OF A SALT DOME IN THE HAMBURG REGION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KUHN, R., 1968, GEOCHEMISTRY OF GERMAN POTASH DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 88.

  • Deposit

    KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, 1983, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., NEW YORK, P. 533-560.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.