Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Clay pit | Pit (Backfilled) |
| Betekom | Sub-municipality |
| Begijnendijk | Municipality |
| Flemish Brabant | Province |
| Flanders | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 0' 10'' North , 4° 47' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Backfilled) - last checked 2021
Age:
33.9 to 23.03 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Begijnendijk | 9,178 (2011) | 1.9km |
| Aarschot | 27,656 (2012) | 3.7km |
| Tremelo | 13,721 (2011) | 5.9km |
| Rotselaar | 15,007 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Hulshout | 9,198 (2012) | 7.9km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MKA, Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen | Edegem, Antwerp | 32km |
| ACAM | 2170 Merksem, Antwerp | 36km |
A former clay pit with a brick factory. Mineralisation in Rupelian (between 33.9 and 27.82 Ma ago) clay.
In July 1875, Jean-Baptiste Nijs received permission to operate a brickyard on 2 plots of land along the current Professor Scharpélaan.
In the 1930s, this company grew into the Bonte-Van Rompaey brickworks.
In the late 1970s, the activity ended, and the installations were demolished.
The owners of the clay pit applied for a permit to turn the pit into a municipal waste dump in November 1974, and, despite some objections from residents, a permit was issued in March 1975. The pit was filled with household and industrial chemical waste, resulting in a decade-long period of stench and rat infestations. Around 1985, the waste dump was completely covered up. Only the former brick factory's chimney remains standing, the sole witness.
When the pit was active, gypsum crystals could be found — as groups of up to 25 cm with a lot of twins and sometimes fourlings — in the NE corner of the pit at a depth of about 3 m (ca. 10 ft) below the surface.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite ? Formula: CaCO3 Description: Unconfirmed, may be calcite |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Habit: twins according to (100) showing combinations of {010}{110}{111}{103} Fluorescence: strong white "hourglass-shaped" fluorescence (SW UV) Description: Crystals up to 20-25cm References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: XRD-analysis by Prof. Herman Bosmans (personal communication to Erik Vercammen) References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite ? | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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Clay pit, Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium