Gralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gralex quarry | Quarry (Flooded) |
| Mont-sur-Marchienne | Sub-municipality |
| Charleroi | Municipality |
| Hainaut | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 58'' North , 4° 23' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Flooded) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | 200,132 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Anderlues | 11,597 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Thuin | 14,682 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Courcelles | 29,473 (2011) | 9.0km |
| Lobbes | 5,467 (2011) | 9.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 4M | 6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut | 2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pont-à-Nôle quarry; La carrière de Mont-sur-Marchienne
Other Languages:
French:
La carrière de Pont-à-Nôle, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
Open limestone quarry that was operated by SA Gralex company; inactive since 1998.
Located south of Charleroi on private property, access is prohibited.
Located south of Charleroi on private property, access is prohibited.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
17 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: White. |
| ⓘ Azurite ? Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Colour: Blue. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Colour: White to pale yellow. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ✪ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Skalenohedron and rhombohedron. Colour: Yellow, brown, colourless, white, amber. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Superb crystals up to 25 cm of a nice honey colour.
Other colors occur. References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Colour: Golden yellow. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Habit: Typical saddle shaped crystals. Colour: White to pink. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Colour: Purple. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Habit: Cubes. Colour: Steel grey. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Colour: Brown. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Habit: Pulverulent. Colour: Ochre. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: Needles. Colour: Green. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Pale golden yellow. Colour: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Colour: Pale golden yellow. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: White. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Colour: Brown to black. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 Habit: acicular Colour: black Description: Millimetre-sized acicular (consisting of stacked cubes) inclusions in calcite. ID by XRD and qualitative chemical analysis (Deliens, pers. comm.) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Ferruginous Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite ? | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Gralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium