Delfstoffen (English: “Minerals / useful minerals”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Useful minerals in Aceh: petroleum (Peureula’ historic; major production at Rantau); coal (Meureubo-Seunagan, Tapa’Toean, Simaloer—not exploited); gold (Kaway XII, Gajolanden); iron, copper, pyrite, zincblende, loodglans (not yet economic deposits).
Translation
Minerals / useful minerals
Description
Useful minerals in Aceh: petroleum (Peureula’ historic; major production at Rantau); coal (Meureubo-Seunagan, Tapa’Toean, Simaloer—not exploited); gold (Kaway XII, Gajolanden); iron, copper, pyrite, zincblende, loodglans (not yet economic deposits).
Significance
The term Delfstoffen is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.