Mineral Evolution Database

Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.

Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

mindat Locality ID: 23234
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23234.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium": 82
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Anderlues
Ath
Boussu
Braine-le-Comte
Brugelette
Charleroi
Châtelet
Chimay
Écaussinnes
Enghien (Edingen)
Erquelinnes
Estinnes
Hainaut Meteorite
Lessines
Merbes-le-Château
Momignies
Mons
Montigny-le-Tilleul
Morlanwelz (Mariemont)
Saint-Ghislain
Seneffe
Soignies
Strépy-Bracquegnies
Tournai (Doornik)

Latitude: 50°26'39"N
Longitude: 4°4'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.444166666667,4.0830555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Baryte	Beraunite	Brochantite
Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Coquimbite	Corundum	Diaspore
Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Magnetoplumbite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Metavoltine
Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Strunzite	Sulphur	Titanite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo N Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Arthurite Baryte Beraunite Brochantite
Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Coquimbite Corundum Diaspore
Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Magnetoplumbite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Metavoltine
Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phosphosiderite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Strunzite Sulphur Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bazhenovite ()*	Beraunite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cookeite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Crandallite ()*	Delvauxite ()*	Destinezite ()*	Diadochite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Donbassite ()*	Eleonorite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Evansite ()*
Ferristrunzite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hibonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Minyulite ()*	Mitridatite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*
Portlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Salammoniac ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Strengite ()*	Sudoite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*
Titanite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Whitmoreite ()*	Zincite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	25237	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	25227	470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	25220,25221	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			2	25237,25254	1588
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			4	25181,25196,25229,25233	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	25212	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	25216	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			10	25178,25180,25189,25196,25203,25206,25208,25227,25229,25237	11547
Bazhenovite ()*	None	Ca₈S₅(S₂O₃)(OH)₁₂·20H₂O	0	0	1	25197	9
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	25227	136
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	25216,25221	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	25216	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O			1	25227	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			25	25176,25178,25181,25184,25187,25194,25196,25203,25206,25208,25209,25210,25220,25221,25227,25231,25234,25235,25239,25241,25242,25244,25246,25251,25256	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	25237	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			5	25196,25203,25209,25220,25221	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	25221	1025
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈			1	25233	181
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	25227	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	25227	136
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	25227	310
Delvauxite ()*	Amorphous	CaFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₂(OH)₈·4-5H₂O			1	25227	41
Destinezite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O			1	25227	19
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O			1	25227	81
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	25196,25227,25251	9895
Donbassite ()*	Clay Chlorite	Al₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂·Al_2.33(OH)₆			1	25233	16
Eleonorite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	25227	51
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	25220,25221	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	25227	484
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O			1	25227	56
Ferristrunzite ()*	Strunzite	Fe³⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	25227	14
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			10	25196,25203,25209,25227,25234,25237,25241,25242,25244,25251	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	25196,25208,25221	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	25189,25196,25203,25214,25234	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	25196,25221,25227,25229,25253	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	25206	14640
Hibonite ()*	Magnetoplumbite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉			1	25197	80
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	25227	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	25221	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			6	25196,25208,25216,25221,25233,25234	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			5	25196,25206,25208,25229,25234	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	25221	915
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	25227	78
Minyulite ()*	None	KAl₂(PO₄)₂F·4H₂O			1	25227	31
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	25227	129
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	25201	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	25212,25221	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	25248	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	25221	2349
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	25227	182
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂			1	25198	51
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			19	25181,25183,25192,25196,25206,25208,25209,25214,25220,25221,25227,25234,25235,25241,25242,25244,25246,25251,25256	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	25221	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	25221	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			11	25176,25178,25181,25196,25220,25221,25227,25229,25231,25234,25237	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅			1	25227	206
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	25227	293
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl			2	25191,25201	105
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			6	25176,25181,25221,25227,25229,25231	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	25203	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	25183,25196,25221	21482
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	25227	263
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈			1	25233	51
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	25209,25237	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	25237	275
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	25212	4899
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	25227	301
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	25221,25227	636
Whitmoreite ()*	Arthurite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	25227	36
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO			1	25198	98

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...