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Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium i
Regional Level Types
Kortrijk Municipality
West Flanders Province
Flanders Region
Belgium Country

Regional Level Types
Kortrijk	Municipality
West Flanders	Province
Flanders	Region
Belgium	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Kuurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Harelbeke, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Ledegem, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Menen, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Zwevegem, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Mouscron, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Kortrijk	73,879 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

290657

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:290657:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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Dutch:

Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België

French:

Courtrai, Province de Flandre-Occidentale, Flandre, Belgique

German:

Kortrijk, Provinz Westflandern, Belgien

Italian:

Courtrai, Provincia delle Fiandre Occidentali, Fiandre, Belgio

Russian:

Кортрейк, Западная Фландрия, Фландрия, Бельгия

Simplified Chinese:

科特赖克, 西佛兰德省, 法兰德斯, 比利时

Spanish:

Courtrai, Provincia de Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bélgica

West Flemish:

Kortryk, West-Vloandern, Vloandern, België

Afrikaans:

Kortrijk, Wes-Vlaandere, Vlaandere, België

Arabic:

كورتريك, فلاندرز الغربية, فلاندر, بلجيكا

Aragonese:

Contrai, Flandres Occidental, Flandres, Belchica

Armenian:

Կորտրեյկ, Արևմտյան Ֆլանդրիա, Ֆլանդրիա, Բելգիա

Asturian:

Kortrijk, Provincia de Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bélxica

Basque:

Kortrijk, Mendebaldeko Flandria, Flandria, Belgika

Belarusian:

Кортрэйк, Заходняя Фландрыя, Фландрыя, Бельгія

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Кортрэйк, Заходняя Фляндрыя, Фляндрыя, Бэльгія

Bosnian:

Kortrijk, Flandrija, Belgija

Breton:

Kortrijk, Proviñs Kornôg-Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia

Bulgarian:

Кортрейк, Западна Фландрия, Фландрия, Белгия

Catalan:

Kortrijk, Flandes Occidental, Flandes, Bèlgica

Cebuano:

Kortrijk, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Belhika

Croatian:

Kortrijk, Zapadna Flandrija, Flandrija, Belgija

Czech:

Kortrijk, Západní Flandry, Vlámsko, Belgie

Danish:

Kortrijk, Vestflandern, Flandern, Belgien

Esperanto:

Kortrejko, Okcidenta Flandrio, Flandrio, Belgio

Estonian:

Kortrijk, Lääne-Flandria, Belgia

Farsi/Persian:

کورتریک, فلاندر غربی, فلاندر, بلژیک

Finnish:

Kortrijk, Länsi-Flanderi, Flanderi, Belgia

Galician:

Courtrai, Flandres Occidental, Flandres, Bélxica

Greek:

Κόρτρεϊκ, Δυτική Φλάνδρα, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο

Hebrew:

קורטרייק, מערב פלנדריה, פלנדריה, בלגיה

Hungarian:

Kortrijk, Nyugat-Flandria, Flandria, Belgium

Icelandic:

Kortrijk, Vestur-Flæmingjaland, Flæmingjaland, Belgía

Ido:

Kortrijk, Belgia

Indonesian:

Kortrijk, Flandria Barat, Flandria, Belgia

Irish Gaelic:

Kortrijk, Flóndras, An Bheilg

Japanese:

コルトレイク, ウェスト＝フランデレン州, フランドル, ベルギー

Korean:

코르트레이크, 베스트플란데런주, 플란데런, 벨기에

Kyrgyz:

Кортрейк, Бельгия

Latin:

Cortoriacum, Flandria Occidentalis, Flandria, Belgica

Latvian:

Kortreika, Rietumflandrija, Flandrija, Beļģija

Limburgian:

Kortrijk, Wes-Vlaondere, Vlaondere, Belsj

Lithuanian:

Kortreikas, Vakarų Flandrijos provincija, Belgija

Lombard:

Courtrai, Fiander, Belgi

Low Saxon/Low German:

Kortrijk, West-Flannern, Flannern, Belgien

Luxembourgish:

Kortrijk, Provënz Westflandern, Flandern, Belsch

Macedonian:

Кортрејк, Западна Фландрија, Фландрија, Белгија

Malay:

Kortrijk, Flanders Barat, Flanders, Belgium

Norwegian:

Kortrijk, Vest-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Kortrijk, Flandern, Belgia

Occitan:

Courtrai, Flandra Occidentala, Flandra, Belgica

Polish:

Kortrijk, Flandria Zachodnia, Flandria, Belgia

Portuguese:

Courtrai, Flandres Ocidental, Flandres, Bélgica

Romanian:

Kortrijk, Flandra de Vest, Flandra, Belgia

Scots:

Kortrijk, Wast Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Serbian:

Кортрајк, Западна Фландрија, Фландрија, Белгија

Serbo-Croatian:

Kortrijk, Flandrija, Belgija

Slovak:

Kortrijk, Západné Flámsko, Belgicko

Slovenian:

Kortrijk, Zahodna Flandrija, Flandrija, Belgija

Swahili:

Kortrijk, Flandria, Ubelgiji

Swedish:

Kortrijk, Västflandern, Flandern, Belgien

Tatar:

Кортрейк, Көнбатыш Фландрия, Бельгия

Thai:

คอร์ทไรค์, มณฑลฟลานเดอร์ตะวันตก, แฟลนเดอส์, ประเทศเบลเยียม

Traditional Chinese:

哥積克, 法蘭德斯, 比利時

Turkish:

Kortrijk, Batı Flandre, Flandre, Belçika

Ukrainian:

Кортрейк, Західна Фландрія, Фландрія, Бельгія

Urdu:

کورٹریک, مغربی فلانڈرز, فلینڈرس, بلجئیم

Vietnamese:

Courtrai, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Bỉ

Volapük:

Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Belgän

Waray:

Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Belhika

Welsh:

Kortrijk, Gorllewin Fflandrys, Fflandrys, Gwlad Belg

West Frisian:

Kortrik, West-Flaanderen, Flaanderen, Belgje

Kortrijk, also known in English as Courtrai or Courtray, is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.

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ⓘ Clay

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

ⓘ Gypsum

ⓘ Pyrite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Schist

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Aalbeke, Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

References:

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

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Habit: small globules in Silurian schists

References:

Corin, F. (1962) Globules pyriteux dans les schistes siluriens de Belgique. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 71, 507.

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.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortrijk
Wikidata ID:	Q12995
GeoNames ID:	2794056

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Flanders
- West Flanders
  - Kortrijk
    - ⭔Aalbeke
    - Clay pits

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References

Corin, F. (1962) Globules pyriteux dans les schistes siluriens de Belgique. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 71, 507.

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.

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