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Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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BioulSub-municipality
AnhéeMunicipality
NamurProvince
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Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Calcite

Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Calcite

Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Calcite

Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Calcite

Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Calcite

Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Neighbouring regions:
Arbre, Profondeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Annevoie-Rouillon, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Warnant, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Denée, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Type:
Sub-municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
4528
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4528:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Dutch:
Bioul, Anhée, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Bioul, Anhée, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Bioul, Anhée, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Walloon:
Biou, Anhêye, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Bulgarian:
Биоул, Ане, Намюр, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Bioul, Anhée, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Bioul, Anhée , Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika
Farsi/Persian:
بیول, انه , استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک
Irish Gaelic:
Bioul, An Vallúin, An Bheilg
Polish:
Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia
Swedish:
Bioul, Anhée, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien


Bioul is a village and sub-municipality which has been part of the municipality of Anhée, in the Belgian province of Namur, since the boundary reforms in 1977. Bioul was previously administered as an independent municipality.

Mineralisation in Dinantian limestone.

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Mineral List

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9 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: {221} (Buttgenbach, 1924)
Colour: colourless, milky white, brownish-yellow
Description: Associated with calcite.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: rhombohedra, scalenohedra, twins
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Description: Originally erroneously identified as wavellite (Fournier, 1897), later corrected to crandallite (Van Tassel, 1956).
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Description: Originally erroneously identified as wavellite (Fournier, 1897), later corrected to crandallite (Van Tassel, 1956).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘNatrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘWavellite ?8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Paladin
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Paladin358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioul
Wikidata ID:Q2904275
GeoNames ID:2801907

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Fournier, G. (1899) Découverte de wavellite à Bioulx. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 24: XLIII-XLIV (B43-B44) [Fournier mistakes crandallite for wavellite in this document]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/279568#page/73/mode/1up
Buttgenbach, H. (1923) Cristaux de calcite de Bioul. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 46, B170.
Buttgenbach, H. (1924) Calcite et barytine de Bioul (Belgique). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 48, B63.
Van Tassel, R. (1956) Notes minéralogiques. VII. Découverte de crandallite en Belgique. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique: 32(33): 1-11. http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-institute-of-natural-sciences/32-1956/bull-xxxii-33-07-1956.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.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinantian
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