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Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
SoigniesMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

Coat of Arms of SoigniesFlag of Soignies
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Soignies24,869 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
132136
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132136:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Zinnik, Henegouwen, Wallonië, België
French:
Soignies, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Soignies, Hennegau, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Soignies, provincia dell'Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Суаньи, Эно, Валлония, Бельгия
Spanish:
Soignies, Henao, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Sougniye, Hinnot, Walonreye, Beldjike
Afrikaans:
Soignies, Hainaut, Waalse Gewes, België
Basque:
Soignies, Hainauteko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Belarusian:
Суаньі, Эно , Валонія, Бельгія
Breton:
Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Соани, Ено, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Soignies, Hainaut, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Soignies , Province du Hainaut, Wallonia, Belhika
Czech:
Soignies, Henegavsko, Valonsko, Belgie
Danish:
Soignies, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Esperanto:
Soignies, Henegovio, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
سوئنیه, استان انو, والونی, بلژیک
Finnish:
Soignies, Hainaut'n provinssi, Vallonia, Belgia
Hungarian:
Soignies, Hainaut, Vallónia, Belgium
Irish Gaelic:
Soignies, An Vallúin, An Bheilg
Japanese:
ソワニー, エノー州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Latin:
Sunniacum, Hannonia, Wallonia, Belgica
Limburgian:
Zinnik, Henegouwe, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Soignies, Provënz Hainaut, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Soignies, Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Soignies, Enaut, Valonia, Belgica
Picard:
Sougniye, Hénau, Walonnie, Bergike
Polish:
Soignies, Hainaut , Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Soignies, Hainaut, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Soignies, Hainaut, Valonia, Belgia
Scots:
Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgium
Slovak:
Soignies, Hennegavsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Soignies, Valonija, Belgija
Swedish:
Soignies, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Turkish:
Soignies, Hainaut, Valon Bölgesi, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Суаньї, Ено, Валлонія, Бельгія
Vietnamese:
Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Soignies, Hainaut, Belgän
Waray:
Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belhika
Welsh:
Soignies, Hainaut, Walonia, Gwlad Belg


Soignies is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.

The municipality is composed of the town of Soignies together with the villages of Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Neufvilles, Naast and Thieusies.

There are several "Belgian blue" limestone (also known as "petit granit") quarries in the area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Pseudomorphs after marcasite.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Carboniferous Limestone2326.4 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Burnotien8410.8 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cummingella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : Cummingella358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Phillipsia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Phillipsia358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Psilophyton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Trimerophytaceae : Psilophyton410.8 - 402.5 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soignies
Wikidata ID:Q462985
GeoNames ID:2786421

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