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Schist from
Terril de la Sentinelle coal dump, Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Type:Schist
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terril de la Sentinelle coal dump, Boussu, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344950:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schist
14.0km (8.7 miles) Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
18.4km (11.4 miles) Aveau forest, Rouveroy, Estinnes, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
35.3km (21.9 miles) Tournai borehole, Tournai, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
50.0km (31.1 miles) Terril St. Charles coal dump, Ransart, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
61.4km (38.2 miles) Franquenies, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
66.1km (41.1 miles) Furnaux borehole, Furnaux, Mettet, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
69.3km (43.0 miles) Lahonry quarry, Couvin, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
74.4km (46.2 miles) Natural Reserve, Vireux-Molhain, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
94.6km (58.8 miles) Devant Nouzon, Nouzonville, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
95.2km (59.2 miles) Devant Joigny, Joigny-sur-Meuse, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
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