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Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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ViroinvalMunicipality
NamurProvince
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Olloy-sur-Viroin

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The quarry

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The limestone gorge

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Olloy-sur-Viroin

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The quarry

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The limestone gorge

Fondry des Chiens, Nismes, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Olloy-sur-Viroin

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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The quarry

Frimoye quarry, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Neighbouring regions:
Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
Doische, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Couvin, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
290618
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290618:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Dutch:
Viroinval, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Viroinval, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Viroinval, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Viroinval, Provincia di Namur, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Вируанваль, Намюр, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
维鲁万瓦尔, 那慕爾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Viroinval, Provincia de Namur, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Virwinvå, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Basque:
Viroinval, Namurreko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Viroinval, Namur, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Вироанвал, Намюр, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Viroinval, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Viroinval, Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika
Esperanto:
Viroinval, Namuro, Valonio, Belgio
Estonian:
Viroinval, Namuri provints, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
ویروآنول, استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک
Finnish:
Viroinval, Namurin provinssi, Vallonia, Belgia
Limburgian:
Viroinval, Name, Wallonië, Belsj
Norwegian:
Viroinval, Namur, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Viroinval, Província de Namur, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Viroinval, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Viroinval, Namur, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Viroinval, Namur, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Viroinval, Namursko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Viroinval, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Viroinval, Namur, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Viroinval, Namur, Belgän
Waray:
Viroinval, Namur, Wallonie, Belhika


Viroinval (French pronunciation: ​[viʁwɛ̃val]; Walloon: Virwinvå) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Dourbes, Mazée, Le Mesnil, Nismes, Oignies-en-Thiérache, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Treignes, Vierves-sur-Viroin.

The name Viroinval, Viroin (River) Valley, was chosen for the municipality that was formed by fusing eight villages, in 1977.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: prisms topped by a pyramid formed by the combined faces of the rhombohedron and the scalenohedron (Buttgenbach, 1920)
Colour: colourless
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: combinations of {100} {101}
Colour: violet
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
http://www.fossiliraptor.be/carrierefrimoye.pdfIdentified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 25 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Neuville1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Frasnian moyen1382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Trois Fontaines15393.3 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Jemelle8393.3 - 387.7 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
Scutellum
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Scutellum393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Ceratarges
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Ceratarges393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Harpes
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Harpetida : Harpetidae : Harpes393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Cornuproetus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Cornuproetus393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Gerastos
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Gerastos393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Pedinopariops
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Pedinopariops393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Phacops
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum		Animalia : Brachiopoda393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Athyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper 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
Ohleum magreani
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Ohleum : Ohleum magreani393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viroinval
Wikidata ID:Q650261

Localities in this Region

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Belgium

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