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Locality Name:
Namur, Wallonia, Belgium


mindat Locality ID: 14597
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14597.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Namur, Wallonia, Belgium": 102
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 58

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Andenne
Anhée
Assesse
Beauraing
Couvin
Dinant
Fernelmont
Fosses-la-Ville
Gedinne
Gembloux
Hastière
Marche-les-Dames
Mettet
Namur
Onhaye
Philippeville
Profondeville
Rochefort
Somme-Leuze
Viroinval
Vresse-sur-Semois
Walcourt

Latitude: 50°16'12"N
Longitude: 4°50'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.27,4.8458333333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerauniteBrochantite
CalciteCaledoniteChalcoalumiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteCheniteClayConnelliteCopiapiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEttringiteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteKtenasite
LepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMiniumNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PhosphosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteStrunziteSulphurVivianiteWavellite
Wurtzite

83 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Delvauxite  (*)Destinezite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diadochite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Eleonorite  (*)Elyite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Ferristrunzite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Lead  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Minium  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richellite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Vashegyite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1255052793
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O125556470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O12555646
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)225505,255762734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)425505,25524,25556,255893250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1525508,25509,25529,25547,25556,25565,25566,25569,25571,25575,25578,25580,25584,25589,2559511547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6125505413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61255051633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O225516,25556280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4325501,25504,25505,25507,25508,25510,25513,25514,25515,25516,25517,25518,25521,25524,25527,25529,25532,25534,25540,25547,25554,25556,25560,25561,25562,25563,25565,25566,25569,25570,25571,25575,25576,25578,25580,25582,25583,25585,25587,25589,25591,25595,2560027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6125505359
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)325576,25578,255831252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)925501,25505,25510,25524,25556,25571,25576,25578,255804979
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O12550591
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O125556197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O125505194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2725524,25547,25556,25576,25578,25580,2558927198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)612550540
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS225576,255802600
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O125505295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O125505382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1255053846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS225580,255874165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6125516310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1255052970
Delvauxite  (*)AmorphousCaFe3+4(PO4)2(OH)8·4-5H2O425509,25516,25556,2555941
Destinezite  (*)NoneFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O225516,2555619
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O125505366
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O12551681
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4225504,25556651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1255801027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21025504,25507,25508,25524,25529,25551,25556,25568,25578,255899895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O12550550
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O12551651
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O12550585
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O12550593
Ferristrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O12551614
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1255562740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21825504,25507,25508,25509,25524,25529,25534,25551,25556,25565,25566,25567,25571,25578,25580,25585,25589,255939617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2025501,25508,25510,25524,25551,25556,25561,25562,25569,25570,25571,25576,25578,25580,25583,25587,25589,25591,25593,2559524243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3125556504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1325505,25513,25524,25529,25534,25537,25551,25556,25558,25575,25576,25583,255937437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O525505,25510,25554,25556,255766890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS12550162
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3625529,25537,25547,25551,25556,2557514640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O325501,25524,255561689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)2125524201
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O125505341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6225505,255241066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6325505,25516,255562228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4425529,25543,25556,255785591
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)12550597
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O125505593
Lead  (*)CopperPb125505192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)225505,25556581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2225505,25580987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO125505139
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2125556210
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2925505,25512,25524,25559,25575,25576,25578,25580,2559712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22325504,25507,25508,25510,25514,25516,25524,25529,25556,25561,25562,25565,25566,25570,25571,25576,25578,25580,25582,25583,25589,25591,255955674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O125505915
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4225580,25583247
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2225524,2555617380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O125516182
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6125505477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22125501,25504,25508,25510,25513,25524,25529,25534,25554,25556,25562,25571,25575,25576,25578,25580,25582,25583,25587,25589,2559339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1255051725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81255059056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22025501,25502,25504,25508,25509,25510,25514,25515,25518,25523,25524,25529,25554,25556,25571,25578,25580,25582,25585,2560061156
Richellite  (*)NoneCaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)21255565
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2125505454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O125505293
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O125505142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O125505292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)525501,25547,25574,25576,255876417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1255055186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)625501,25505,25524,25556,25568,255782473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1425501,25508,25510,25524,25551,25556,25561,25562,25570,25578,25580,25587,25589,2559521482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS425505,25524,25556,255762045
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O12551628
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O125505636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O125516374
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO12550598



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