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Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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CharleroiMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
02908800017074699758449.jpg
View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
09107640017074699763910.jpg
View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
02908800017074699758449.jpg
View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
09701610017074699753465.jpg
View of the Charleroi coal mining area, ca. 1930.

Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Charleroi200,132 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
132133
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132133:6
GUID (UUID V4):
10926610-daaa-4577-89e3-189906c2e69a
Other Languages:
French:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Charleroi, Hennegau, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Charleroi, provincia dell'Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Шарлеруа, Эно, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
沙勒罗瓦, 埃諾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Charleroi, Henao, Región Valona, Bélgica
Afrikaans:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Waalse Gewes, België
Arabic:
شارلوروا, هينو, والونيا, بلجيكا
Aragonese:
Tchålerwè, Hainaut, Valonia, Belchica
Armenian:
Շառլերուա, Էնո, Վալոնիա, Բելգիա
Asturian:
Charleroi, Provincia de Henao, Rexón Valona, Bélxica
Azeri:
Şarlerua, Eno, Belçika
Basque:
Charleroi, Hainauteko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Belarusian:
Шарлеруа, Эно , Валонія, Бельгія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Шарлеруа, Эно, Валёнія, Бэльгія
Breton:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Шарлероа, Ено, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Charleroi, Province du Hainaut, Wallonia, Belhika
Croatian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valonija, Belgija
Czech:
Charleroi, Henegavsko, Valonsko, Belgie
Danish:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Dutch:
Charleroi, Henegouwen, Wallonië, België
Esperanto:
Charleroi, Henegovio, Valonio, Belgio
Estonian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
شارلروآ, استان انو, والونی, بلژیک
Finnish:
Charleroi, Hainaut'n provinssi, Vallonia, Belgia
Galician:
Charleroi, Provincia de Hainaut, Valonia, Bélxica
Georgian:
შარლერუა, ენოს პროვინცია, ვალონია, ბელგია
Greek:
Σαρλερουά, Αινώ, Βαλλωνική Περιοχή, Βέλγιο
Hebrew:
שרלרואה, אנו, ולוניה, בלגיה
Hungarian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Vallónia, Belgium
Icelandic:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Vallónía, Belgía
Ido:
Charleroi, Belgia
Indonesian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Walonia, Belgia
Irish Gaelic:
Charleroi, An Vallúin, An Bheilg
Japanese:
シャルルロワ, エノー州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Korean:
샤를루아, 에노주, 왈롱, 벨기에
Latin:
Caroloregium, Hannonia, Wallonia, Belgica
Latvian:
Šarlruā, Eno, Valonija, Beļģija
Limburgian:
Charleroi, Henegouwe, Wallonië, Belsj
Lithuanian:
Šarlerua, Heno provincija, Valonija, Belgija
Lombard:
Charleroi, Valonia, Belgi
Luxembourgish:
Charleroi, Provënz Hainaut, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Macedonian:
Шарлероа, Ено, Валонија, Белгија
Malay:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Norwegian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Charleroi, Belgia
Occitan:
Charleroi, Enaut, Valonia, Belgica
Ossetian:
Шарлеруа, Валлони, Бельги
Picard:
Carleroé, Hénau, Walonnie, Bergike
Polish:
Charleroi, Hainaut , Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valonia, Belgia
Scots:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgium
Serbian:
Шарлроа, Ено , Валонија, Белгија
Serbo-Croatian:
Charleroi, Valonija, Belgija
Slovak:
Charleroi, Hennegavsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swahili:
Charleroi, Wallonia, Ubelgiji
Swedish:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Tatar:
Шарлеруа, Бельгия
Thai:
ชาร์เลอรัว, มณฑลแอโน, เขตวัลลูน, ประเทศเบลเยียม
Traditional Chinese:
夏勒華, 華隆, 比利時
Turkish:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Valon Bölgesi, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Шарлеруа, Ено, Валлонія, Бельгія
Urdu:
شارلیروا, ہائنو, والونیا, بلجئیم
Vietnamese:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgän
Walloon:
Tchålerwè, Hinnot, Walonreye, Beldjike
Waray:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belhika
Welsh:
Charleroi, Hainaut, Walonia, Gwlad Belg
West Flemish:
Charleroi, Enegouwn, Wallonië, België
West Frisian:
Charleroi, Henegouwen, Walloanje, Belgje
Western Punjabi:
چارلیروئی, حینا, ویلونیا, بیلجیم


Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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31 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Colour: yellowish pink
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Habit: capillary
Description: Capillary crystals accompanying rhombohedral carbonates in geodes of goniatite nodules.
Azurite ?
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bazhenovite
Formula: Ca8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: Yellow, brown, colourless, white, amber
Description: superb crystals up to 25 cm of a nice honey colour.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Description: Associated with metavoltine on coal shale.
Diaoyudaoite
Formula: NaAl11O17
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Metavoltine
Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Habit: specks, veinlets
Colour: yellow to orange
Description: Associated with copiapite
Molybdite
Formula: MoO3
Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Ozocerite'
'Ozocerite var. Hatchettite'
Portlandite
Formula: Ca(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrobitumen'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
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.)
Zincite
Formula: ZnO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bazhenovite2.FD.50Ca8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
Group 3 - Halides
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Zincite4.AB.20ZnO
Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Diaoyudaoite4.CC.45NaAl11O17
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Molybdite4.E0.10MoO3
Portlandite4.FE.05Ca(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite ?5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Metavoltine7.DF.35K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Ozocerite
var. Hatchettite'
-
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'Pyrobitumen'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BazhenoviteCa8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
H NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H PortlanditeCa(OH)2
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BazhenoviteCa8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O DiaoyudaoiteNaAl11O17
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HiboniteCaAl12O19
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
O MolybditeMoO3
O NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O PortlanditeCa(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ZinciteZnO
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na DiaoyudaoiteNaAl11O17
Na MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al DiaoyudaoiteNaAl11O17
Al HiboniteCaAl12O19
Al NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BazhenoviteCa8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca BazhenoviteCa8S2(S3)(S2O3)(OH)12 · 20H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HiboniteCaAl12O19
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Ca PortlanditeCa(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn ZinciteZnO
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybditeMoO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed311 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed318 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archimylacris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Archimylacridae : Archimylacris314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Leipsanon reticulatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Leipsanon : Leipsanon reticulatum314.6 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Straeleniella namurensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Straeleniellidae : Straeleniella : Straeleniella namurensis318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Protoprosbole straeleni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Protoprosbole : Protoprosbole straeleni318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi
Wikidata ID:Q94077
GeoNames ID:2800482

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