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Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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Saint-GhislainMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Hautrage Colliery, Hautrage-Etat, Belgium.

Hautrage colliery, Hautrage, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Quartz

Tertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Quartz

Tertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Hautrage Colliery, Hautrage-Etat, Belgium.

Hautrage colliery, Hautrage, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Quartz

Tertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Quartz

Tertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Hautrage Colliery, Hautrage-Etat, Belgium.

Hautrage colliery, Hautrage, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Quartz

Tertre, Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Neighbouring regions:
Jurbise, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Chièvres, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Beloeil, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Quaregnon, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Hensies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint-Ghislain22,500 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
292708
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292708:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Dutch:
Saint-Ghislain, Henegouwen, Wallonië, België
French:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Saint-Ghislain, Hennegau, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Saint-Ghislain, provincia dell'Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Сен-Гилен, Эно, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
聖吉斯蘭, 埃諾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Saint-Ghislain, Henao, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Sint-Guilin, Hinnot, Walonreye, Beldjike
Afrikaans:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Waalse Gewes, België
Armenian:
Սեն Գիսլեն, Էնո, Վալոնիա, Բելգիա
Bashkir:
Сен-Гилен, Бельгия
Basque:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainauteko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Belarusian:
Сен-Гіслен, Эно , Валонія, Бельгія
Breton:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Сен Гилен, Ено, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Saint-Ghislain , Province du Hainaut, Wallonia, Belhika
Danish:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Esperanto:
Saint-Ghislain, Henegovio, Valonio, Belgio
Estonian:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
سن-گیزلن, استان انو, والونی, بلژیک
Greek:
Σαιν-Γκισλαίν, Αινώ, Βαλλωνική Περιοχή, Βέλγιο
Hebrew:
סן-גיסלן, אנו, ולוניה, בלגיה
Hungarian:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Vallónia, Belgium
Japanese:
サン＝ギスラン, エノー州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Limburgian:
Saint-Ghislain, Henegouwe, Wallonië, Belsj
Lithuanian:
Sen Gislenas, Heno provincija, Valonija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Saint-Ghislain, Provënz Hainaut, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Saint-Ghislain, Enaut, Valonia, Belgica
Picard:
Sint-Guilin, Hénau, Walonnie, Bergike
Polish:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut , Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Saint-Ghislain, Hennegavsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Saint-Ghislain, Valonija, Belgija
Swedish:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Urdu:
سینٹ-غصلیں, ہائنو, والونیا, بلجئیم
Vietnamese:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Belgän
Waray:
Saint-Ghislain, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belhika


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Habit: nodules
Description: Abundant as nodules up to several centimetres included in a carbonate matrix between 1841 and 2150 metres deep.
References:
Dejonghe, L., Delmer, A., Groessens, E. (1976) Découverte d'anhydrite dans les formations anténamuriennes du sondage de Saint-Ghislain. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des Sciences, 5e série, 62, 80-83.
Groessens, E. Conil, R., Hennebert, M. (1979) Le Dinantien du sondage de Saint-Ghislain - Stratigraphie et paléontologie. Service géologique de Belgique, Notices explicatives des cartes géologiques et minières de Belgique, 22, 137 pages.
Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 113(2): 231-240. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Dejonghe, L., Delmer, A., Groessens, E. (1976) Découverte d'anhydrite dans les formations anténamuriennes du sondage de Saint-Ghislain. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des Sciences, 5e série, 62, 80-83.
Groessens, E. Conil, R., Hennebert, M. (1979) Le Dinantien du sondage de Saint-Ghislain - Stratigraphie et paléontologie. Service géologique de Belgique, Notices explicatives des cartes géologiques et minières de Belgique, 22, 137 pages.
Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 113(2): 231-240. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: scalenohedra
Description: On local dumps.
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
References:
Dejonghe, L., Delmer, A., Groessens, E. (1976) Découverte d'anhydrite dans les formations anténamuriennes du sondage de Saint-Ghislain. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des Sciences, 5e série, 62, 80-83.
Groessens, E. Conil, R., Hennebert, M. (1979) Le Dinantien du sondage de Saint-Ghislain - Stratigraphie et paléontologie. Service géologique de Belgique, Notices explicatives des cartes géologiques et minières de Belgique, 22, 137 pages.
Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 113(2): 231-240. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine
Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4
Description: Millimeter-sized tablet-shaped crystals in black limestone.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Dejonghe, L., Delmer, A., Groessens, E. (1976) Découverte d'anhydrite dans les formations anténamuriennes du sondage de Saint-Ghislain. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des Sciences, 5e série, 62, 80-83.
Groessens, E. Conil, R., Hennebert, M. (1979) Le Dinantien du sondage de Saint-Ghislain - Stratigraphie et paléontologie. Service géologique de Belgique, Notices explicatives des cartes géologiques et minières de Belgique, 22, 137 pages.
Dejonghe, L., Demaiffe, D. & Weis, D. (1998) Strontium isotope geochemistry of anhydrites and calcite pseudomorphs after anhydrite from Paleozoic formations of Belgium. Chem. Geol. (Isot. Geosc.), 144, 63–71.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: octahedra
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
Description: Microcrystals embedded in anhydrite.
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCelestine
var. Barium-bearing Celestine		7.AD.35(Sr,Ba)SO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed122 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wealden - Baudour Clays1129.4 - 122.46 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Iguanodontidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontidae129.4 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ghislain
Wikidata ID:Q668950
GeoNames ID:2787417

Localities in this Region

Belgium

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References

Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 113(2): 231-240. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278
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