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Zemst, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
ZemstMunicipality
Flemish BrabantProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zemst21,096 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
342851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342851:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Zemst, Province du Brabant flamand, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Zemst, Provinz Flämisch-Brabant, Belgien
Italian:
Zemst, Provincia del Brabante Fiammingo, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Земст, Фламандский Брабант, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
泽姆斯特, 弗拉芒-布拉班特省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Zemst, Provincia del Brabante Flamenco, Flandes, Bélgica
Basque:
Zemst, Flandriako Brabante, Flandria, Belgika
Breton:
Zemst, Brabant Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Земст, Фламандски Брабант, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Zemst, Brabant Flamenc, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Zemst, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, Belhika
Danish:
Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, Flandern, Belgien
Dutch:
Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België
Esperanto:
Zemst, Flandra Brabanto, Flandrio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
زامست, برابانت فلاندر, فلاندر, بلژیک
Hungarian:
Zemst, Flamand-Brabant, Flandria, Belgium
Japanese:
ゼムスト, フラームス=ブラバント州, フランドル, ベルギー
Lithuanian:
Zemstas, Flamandų Brabanto provincija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Zemst, Provënz Flämesche Brabant, Flandern, Belsch
Norwegian:
Zemst, Flamsk Brabant, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Zemst, Brabant Flamenc, Flandra, Belgica
Portuguese:
Zemst, Brabante Flamengo, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Zemst, Brabantul Flamand, Flandra, Belgia
Slovak:
Zemst, Flámsky Brabant, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Zemst, Flandrija, Belgija
Swedish:
Zemst, Flamländska Brabant, Flandern, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgän
Waray:
Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, Belhika


Zemst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.

The municipality comprises the villages of Elewijt, Eppegem, Hofstade, Weerde, Zemst-Laar, Zemst-Bos and Zemst proper.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
OOxygen
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tongeren - Borgloon - Boutersem Sand3233.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cerithiopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cerithiopsidae : Cerithiopsis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Potamides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Potamides33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Potamides (Ptychopotamides)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Potamides : Potamides (Ptychopotamides)33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Ebala
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisonellidae : Ebala33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mytilus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cultellus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Pharidae : Cultellus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Gari (Gobraeus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Psammobiidae : Gari : Gari (Gobraeus)33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mammuthus primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus primigenius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison priscus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Coelodonta antiquitatis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Coelodonta : Coelodonta antiquitatis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Glycymerididae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Theodoxus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Theodoxus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Gyraulus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : Gyraulus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Lymnaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lymnaeidae : Lymnaea33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Hydrobia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Hydrobiidae : Hydrobia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Melanoides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thiaridae : Melanoides33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Crassostrea cyathula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea cyathula33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mesohalina margaritaceus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Mesohalina : Mesohalina margaritaceus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Granulolabium plicatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Batillariidae : Granulolabium : Granulolabium plicatum33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Tarebia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thiaridae : Tarebia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Modiolula pygmaea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Amygdalum : Modiolula pygmaea33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Pegophysema omaliusi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Anodontia : Pegophysema omaliusi33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Callucina (Callucina) thierensi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Callucina : Callucina (Callucina) thierensi33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Parvicardium vincenti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Parvicardium : Parvicardium vincenti33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Polymesoda subarata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Corbiculidae : Polymesoda : Polymesoda subarata33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caestocorbula : Caestocorbula henckeliusiana33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Lentidium : Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mercuria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Hydrobiidae : Mercuria33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Stenothyroides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Stenothyridae : Stenothyroides33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cylichnina coelata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Retusidae : Retusa : Cylichnina coelata33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Protophormia terraenovae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Calliphoridae : Protophormia : Protophormia terraenovae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nystia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Truncatellidae : Nystia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemst
Wikidata ID:Q179249
GeoNames ID:2783275

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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