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Dickenbusch mine, Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Dickenbusch mineMine
WelkenraedtMunicipality
LiègeProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 40' 9'' North , 5° 57' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.66944,5.96389
GRN:
N34E03
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Welkenraedt9,006 (2012)1.1km
Lontzen4,862 (2011)3.3km
Baelen3,928 (2011)4.3km
La Calamine10,232 (2011)6.3km
Limbourg5,612 (2018)6.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium6km
Mindat Locality ID:
192002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192002:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Dickenbusch mine.

This mine was part of the “Vieille Montagne Moresnet concession” with headquarters in the management building in Kelmis/La Calamine, the current MVM Museum Vieille Montagne.

In 1862, Vieille Montagne applied for a concession for the "Bois de Dickebush". In 1863, this concession was reclaimed by the Baron de La Rousselière-Clouard. He operated the mine until 1872. Then the Baron's heirs sold the concession to VM; The calamine was as good as exhausted by then. In the following 8 years, VM extracted 2,000 tons of sphalerite, 3,000 tons of lead, 3,000 tons of pyrite, and only 1,300 tons of calamine. In 1880 the operation was stopped. In total, this mine has yielded 10,000 tons of calamine.

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Calamine'
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: small rhombohedra
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
de Ruiter, Dr. G (1980) Die ehemaligen Zinkgruben des Altenberger Grubenfeldes der Gesellschaft der Vieille Montagne. Im Göhltal, Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Kultur, Heimatkunde und Geschichte im Göhltal, 27, 1-15.
Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des Gisements Plombo-Zinciferes Du Synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique) [Atlas of the Plumbo-Zinciferous Deposits of the Synclinorium of Verviers (Eastern Belgium)]. Mémoires pour servir à l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 33. Geological Survey of Belgium
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Coppola, Vito; Boni, Maria; Gilg, H. Albert; Balassone, Giuseppina; Dejonghe, Léon (2008) The “calamine” nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical characterization. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (2). 187-210 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.03.005
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