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Batterie coal dumps, Vottem, Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Batterie coal dumpsGroup of Coal Dumps
VottemTown
HerstalMunicipality
LiègeProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 39' 42'' North , 5° 34' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.66170,5.58105
GeoHash:
G#: u15bnyxvz
GRN:
N34E03
Type:
Group of Coal Dumps
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Herstal36,503 (2011)3.0km
Liège182,597 (2014)3.3km
Ans27,297 (2011)4.3km
Saint-Nicolas22,586 (2011)5.0km
Juprelle8,354 (2011)6.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium31km
Mindat Locality ID:
337275
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337275:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


2 dumps of the former Vottem coal mine, "Batterie Nouveau" and "Batterie Ancien".

Coordinates are for the "old" ("Ancien") dump. The "new" ("Nouveau") dump is just northeast of the old one.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMascagnite7.AD.05(NH4)2SO4
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ Mascagnite(NH4)2SO4
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ SulphurS8
FeIron
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

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References

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.
www.terril.be (n.d.) http://www.terril.be/terril-165.php
fr.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_anonyme_des_Charbonnages_de_Bonne_Esp%C3%A9rance,_Batterie,_Bonne-Fin_et_Violette
www.routeyou.com (n.d.) https://www.routeyou.com/fr-be/route/view/1087466/itineraire-a-pied/vottem-terril-batterie-nouveau-citadelle-naniot
biodiversite.wallonie.be (n.d.) http://biodiversite.wallonie.be/fr/1991-terril-de-batterie-nouveau.html?IDD=251660419&IDC=1881
www.belgischesteenkoolmijnen.be (n.d.) https://www.belgischesteenkoolmijnen.be/luik/batterie/
biodiversite.wallonie.be (n.d.) http://biodiversite.wallonie.be/fr/1992-terril-de-batterie-ancien.html?IDD=251661097&IDC=1881
nl.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_anonyme_des_Charbonnages_de_Bonne_Esp%C3%A9rance,_Batterie,_Bonne-Fin_et_Violette
www.ouvertures.be (n.d.) http://www.ouvertures.be/IMG/pdf/Autour_des_terrils.pdf
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