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Vezin, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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VezinSub-municipality
AndenneMunicipality
NamurProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Dolomite

Vezin, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Dolomite

Vezin, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Dolomite

Vezin, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Neighbouring regions:
Gelbressée, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Marche-les-Dames, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Landenne, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Sclayn, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Namêche, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Type:
Sub-municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
337477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337477:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Dutch:
Vezin, Andenne, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Vezin, Andenne, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Vezin, Andenne, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Walloon:
Bjin, Andene, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Estonian:
Vezin, Andenne, Namuri provints, Valloonia, Belgia
Hungarian:
Vezin, Namur, Vallónia, Belgium
Irish Gaelic:
Vezin, Andenne, An Vallúin, An Bheilg
Polish:
Vezin , Andenne, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia


Vezin is a village in and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Andenne.

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezin,_Wallonia
Wikidata ID:Q3475234

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References

Stainier, X. (1902) Description des gîtes métallifères de la Belgique. Première partie: Mine de pyrite de Vezin. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie: 16: M1-M15. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/016-1902/bsbg_16_1902_mem_001-015.pdf
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.
Dejonghe, Léon (2009) Les gisements plombo-zincifères de la région d’Andenne. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Belgium 56. Geological Survey of Belgium
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