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Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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BouffioulxSub-municipality
ChâteletMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
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View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1935.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1970.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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The Saint-Xavier Colliery, Bouffioulx, Belgium

Saint-Xavier colliery, Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
01907500017271978321433.jpg
View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1935.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
06713990017271978356862.jpg
View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1970.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
00983890017271978398033.jpg
The Saint-Xavier Colliery, Bouffioulx, Belgium

Saint-Xavier colliery, Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
01907500017271978321433.jpg
View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1935.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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View of the Bouffioulx mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1970.

Bouffioulx, Châtelet, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 26'' North , 4° 30' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.39083,4.51611
GRN:
N34E03
Type:
Sub-municipality
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
284
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bouffioulx is a village in and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Châtelet.

Mineralisation in Dinantian limestone.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: cubes
Colour: violet
Description: On calcite.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouffioulx
Wikidata ID:Q2921536

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References

de Koninck, L.L. (1874) Communication sur des échantillons de quartz et de barytine. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 1: LVIII-LVIX (B58-B59). https://popups.uliege.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=4773&file=1&pid=4763
Cesàro, G. (1898) Description des minéraux phosphatés, sulfatés et carbonatés du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, in 4°, 53, 136 pages. https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/MM53_49118951898CESARO24658.pdf
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
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/Dinantian
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