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Ankerite from
Grand-Mambourg, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
12
FeCO320.88 %27.11 %
MnCO37.79 %1.51 %
CaCO349.87 %60.58 %
MgCO321.46 %10.80 %
Total:100.00 %100.00 %
Sample references:
1 -
Bellière, M. (1926) Note sur des minéraux du Houiller. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 49: B267.
2 -
Bellière, M. (1926) Note sur des minéraux du Houiller. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 49: B267.
Colour:yellowish pink
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand-Mambourg, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344863:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘNo. 1 pit l'Appaumée, Ransart, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTerril St. Charles coal dump, Ransart, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘLa Mallieue, Engis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘLa Préalle, Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘWinterslag colliery, Winterslag, Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
References
Bellière, M. (1926) Note sur des minéraux du Houiller. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 49: B267.
Bellière, M. (1930) Contribution à l'étude de la minéralisation du terrain houiller. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 53, B125.
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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