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Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
BetekomSub-municipality
BegijnendijkMunicipality
Flemish BrabantProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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The chimney

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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Gypsum

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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Gypsum

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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The chimney

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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Gypsum

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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Gypsum

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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The chimney

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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Gypsum

Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Neighbouring regions:
Gelrode, Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Type:
Sub-municipality - last checked 2020
Mindat Locality ID:
175669
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:175669:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Dutch:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
French:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Province du Brabant flamand, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Provinz Flämisch-Brabant, Belgien
Italian:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Provincia del Brabante Fiammingo, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Бегейнендейк, Бегейнендейк, Фламандский Брабант, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
贝海嫩代克, 贝海嫩代克, 弗拉芒-布拉班特省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Provincia del Brabante Flamenco, Flandes, Bélgica
Basque:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flandriako Brabante, Flandria, Belgika
Breton:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Brabant Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Бегейнендейк, Бегейнендейк, Фламандски Брабант, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Brabant Flamenc, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Begijnendijk , Begijnendijk , Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Belhika
Esperanto:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flandra Brabanto, Flandrio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
بژیژنوندیژک, بژیژنوندیژک, برابانت فلاندر, فلاندر, بلژیک
Hungarian:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flamand-Brabant, Flandria, Belgium
Lithuanian:
Begijnendijkas, Begijnendijkas, Flamandų Brabanto provincija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Provënz Flämesche Brabant, Flandern, Belsch
Norwegian:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flamsk Brabant, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Brabant Flamenc, Flandra, Belgica
Portuguese:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Brabante Flamengo, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Brabantul Flamand, Flandra, Belgia
Slovak:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flámsky Brabant, Belgicko
Swedish:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Flamländska Brabant, Flandern, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgän
Waray:
Begijnendijk, Begijnendijk, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Belhika


Betekom is a village in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and a sub-municipality of Begijnendijk.

Betekom is located in the Zuiderkempen on the Demer River.

Mineralisation in Rupelian (between 33.9 and 27.82 Ma ago) clay.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite ?
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Unconfirmed, may be calcite
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: twins according to (100) showing combinations of {010}{110}{111}{103}
Fluorescence: strong white "hourglass-shaped" fluorescence (SW UV)
Description: Crystals up to 20-25cm
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: XRD-analysis by Prof. Herman Bosmans (personal communication to Erik Vercammen)
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite ?5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betekom
Wikidata ID:Q432610

Localities in this Region

Belgium
  • Flanders
    • Flemish Brabant

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Erik Vercammen field observations
Vochten, Renaud F.C., Stoops, Georges (1978) Gypsum crystals in Rupelian clay of Betekom (Prov. Antwerpen, Belgium). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 101: 79-83. https://popups.uliege.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=4437&file=1&pid=4434
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupelian
Emmermann, A. (2013) De fluorescentie van gips - Betekom, Vlaams-Brabant, België [The fluorescence of gypsum - Betekom, Flemish Brabant, Belgium]. Geonieuws, 38 (08) 283-287
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