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Kaolinite from
La Haye colliery, Laveu, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Colliery
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit:powdery
Colour:brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Haye colliery, Laveu, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344476:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘChartreuse coal dump, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘWalou cave, Forêt, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBagatelle colliery, Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘRondia quarry, Sprimont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMartinrive, Aywaille, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘLovegnée, Ben-Ahin, Huy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘErlenbach mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘAltenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘCoo, Stavelot, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘSchauss quarries, Bévercé, Malmedy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
de Koninck, L.L. (1877) Sur la kaolinite (pholérite) de Quenast et du terrain houiller. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 2e série, 44(12).
Lohest, M. (1903) Présence d'un hydrocarbure dans le terrain houiller de Liège. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 31, B54.
Abraham, A. (1908) Sur une poudre brune à aspect gras à odeur de pétrole provenant du charbonnage de La Haye. Études optiques de quelques pholérites belges. Société royale des Sciences de Lièges, 3e série, VIII, 1.
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.
 
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