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Perron coal dumps, Sclessin, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Perron coal dumpsGroup of Coal Dumps (Built Over)
SclessinQuarter
LiègeMunicipality
LiègeProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 47'' North , 5° 32' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Coal Dumps (Built Over) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint-Nicolas22,586 (2011)1.9km
Liège182,597 (2014)2.8km
Seraing60,737 (2011)4.4km
Mons-lez-Liège3,595 (2017)5.5km
Ans27,297 (2011)5.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium35km
Mindat Locality ID:
298
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


GPS coordinates are currently provisionally set for the "Perron Ouest" coal mine dump.

The "Perron Est" dump was located slightly to the east at 50° 36′ 44″ N, 5° 32′ 55″ E.

Both dumps have now been built over.

The "Rue du Perron" is about 800 m NE of the dumps.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Mascagnite
Formula: (NH4)2SO4
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Mascagnite7.AD.05(NH4)2SO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
NNitrogen
N Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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