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

ⓘ 'Calamine'

Locality: Vaux-sous-Olne, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des Gisements Plombo-Zinciferes Du Synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique) [Atlas of the Plumbo-Zinciferous Deposits of the Synclinorium of Verviers (Eastern Belgium)]. Mémoires pour servir à l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 33. Geological Survey of Belgium

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Bay-Bonnet quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Saint-Hadelin, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Bay-Bonnet quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Description: Chemical compositions are intermediate between sudoite, cookeite, and donbassite (Anceau, 1996)

References:

Anceau, Annick (1996) Sudoite, Al-rich Li-Mg-bearing chlorite, clinochlore and kaolinite as alteration products of biotite in Visean K-bentonites from Belgium. European Journal of Mineralogy, 8 (3) 493-506 doi:10.1127/ejm/8/3/0493

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

ⓘ Cookeite

Formula: (LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈

Locality: Bay-Bonnet quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, 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.

ⓘ Donbassite

Formula: Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Locality: Bay-Bonnet quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, 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.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Vaux-sous-Olne, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

Locality: Vaux-sous-Olne, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, 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.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

www.artistones1.be (n.d.) http://www.artistones1.be/chapitres/collection_j_evlard/calcite/les%20carrieres%20belges/trooz.htm

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

www.artistones1.be (n.d.) http://www.artistones1.be/chapitres/collection_j_evlard/calcite/les%20carrieres%20belges/trooz.htm

ⓘ Realgar ?

Formula: As₄S₄

Locality: Vaux-sous-Olne, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Description: See L. Dejonghe et al - Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers - 1993 - 483 pages. Page 297 about Davreux (1833)

References:

ⓘ Sudoite

Formula: Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Locality: Bay-Bonnet quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, 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.

Gallery:

BaSO₄ⓘ Baryte

Baryte

Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Baryte

Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Baryte

Trooz quarry, Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Realgar ?	2.FA.15a	As₄S₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Hemimorphite	9.BD.10	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
ⓘ	Cookeite	9.EC.55	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
ⓘ	Sudoite	9.EC.55	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Donbassite	9.EC.55	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Calamine'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
H	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Donbassite	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
O	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Donbassite	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Donbassite	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Sudoite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Donbassite	Al_4.33(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

361 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

365 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Evieux	8	364.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Sphenopteris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : *Sphenopteris*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Archaeopteris genus	Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Archaeopteridopsida : Archaeopteridales : Archaeopteridaceae : *Archaeopteris*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rhacophyton genus	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Rhacophytales : *Rhacophyton*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Aneurophyton genus	Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Aneurophytopsida : Aneurophytales : Aneurophytaceae : *Aneurophyton*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Belgium

Wallonia
- Liège
  - Olne
    - Late/Upper Devonian🐚 Froidbermont-Olne

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olne
Wikidata ID:	Q710358
GeoNames ID:	2789870

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Wallonia
- Liège
  - Olne

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Rhenish MassifMassif

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References

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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