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Old quarry, La Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Old quarryQuarry
La Haie forestForest
BertrixMunicipality
LuxembourgProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry
Old quarry, La Haie forest, Ardennes Mountains, Europe

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 50' 13'' North , 5° 14' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bertrix8,063 (2012)2.2km
Herbeumont1,612 (2012)6.3km
Paliseul5,037 (2012)10.9km
Chiny4,897 (2012)12.9km
Neufchâteau6,416 (2013)13.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
192200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192200:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Old quarry and dumps, located on private property.

NOTE: It is not allowed to access the property without permission from the owner.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BrookiteTiO2
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)

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