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Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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NismesSection
ViroinvalMunicipality
NamurProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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The limestone gorge

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Limestone rocks

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fondry des Chiens

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The limestone gorge

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Limestone rocks

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Fondry des Chiens

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The limestone gorge

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Limestone rocks

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium


Nismes is a section of the municipality of Viroinval.

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

1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed376 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Neuville1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Trois Fontaines15393.3 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bisphaera
genus		Chromista : Foraminifera : Irregularinidae : Bisphaera393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Actinostroma
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Actinostromatidae : Actinostroma393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Parallelopora
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Syringostromatida : Syringostromatidae : Parallelopora393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Stromatopora
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida : Stromatoporidae : Stromatopora393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Stromatoporella
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae : Stromatoporella393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Rugosa
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Fasciphyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Fasciphyllidae : Fasciphyllum393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Neomphyma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ptenophyllidae : Neomphyma393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Bivalvia
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum		Animalia : Brachiopoda393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Tabulata
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Palaeoporella
genus		Plantae : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Palaeoporella393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Nervostrophia latissima
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : Nervostrophia latissima379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nismes
Wikidata ID:Q650676
GeoNames ID:2790111

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Europe

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References

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
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