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Petit-Thier, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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Petit-ThierSub-municipality
VielsalmMunicipality
LuxembourgProvince
WalloniaRegion
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Neighbouring regions:
Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Bovigny, Gouvy, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Type:
Sub-municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
337258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337258:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Petit-Thier (Walloon: Pitit-Tier) is a village in the Belgian province of Luxembourg and a sub-municipality of Vielsalm. The village center of Petit-Thier is located more than four kilometers north of the center of Vielsalm.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit-Thier
Wikidata ID:Q2298121

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References

Dewalque, G. (1896) L'exploitation de l'or en Ardenne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 24: XXXII (32). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/279568#page/62/mode/1up
Stévart, A. (1899) L'or en Ardenne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 27: LI (B51). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/264107#page/53/mode/1up
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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