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Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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View from the barite outcrop from Villers en Fagne.

Villers-en-Fagne, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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Collecting barite, fluorite long time ago at Villers en Fagne

Villers-en-Fagne, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Philippeville8,051 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
132144
Long-form identifier:
1:2:132144:2
GUID (UUID V4):
fda3b2df-afd1-4a1f-8d89-fc729458f0c0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Philippeville, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Philippeville, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Philippeville, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Philippeville, Provincia di Namur, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Филиппвиль, Намюр, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
菲利普维尔, 那慕爾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Philippeville, Provincia de Namur, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Flipveye, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Basque:
Philippeville, Namurreko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Philippeville , Namur, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Филипвил, Намюр, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Philippeville, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Philippeville , Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika
Danish:
Philippeville, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Esperanto:
Philippeville , Namuro, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
فیلیپ‌ویل, استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک
Greek:
Φιλιπβίλ, Ναμύρ, Βαλλωνική Περιοχή, Βέλγιο
Japanese:
フィリップヴィル, ナミュール州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Korean:
필리프빌, 나뮈르주, 왈롱, 벨기에
Limburgian:
Philippeville, Name, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Philippeville, Provënz Namouer, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Philippeville, Namur, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Philippeville, Província de Namur, Valonia, Belgica
Picard:
Flipeville, Walonnie, Bergike
Polish:
Philippeville, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Philippeville, Namur, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Philippeville, Namur, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Philippeville, Namursko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Philippeville, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Philippeville, Namur, Belgän
Waray:
Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Belhika


Philippeville is a Walloon city and municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur. The Philippeville municipality includes the old communes of Fagnolle, Franchimont, Jamagne, Jamiolle, Merlemont, Neuville, Omezée, Roly, Romedenne, Samart, Sart-en-Fagne, Sautour, Surice, Villers-en-Fagne, Villers-le-Gambon, and Vodecée.

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16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: combinations of {001}{210}{011}{101}; irregularly formed crystals up to 6cm long and 2cm wide; pseudomorphs of calcite scalenohedra
Colour: white, bluish
Reference: Paul De Bondt.; Cesàro, G. (1897) Description des minéraux phosphatés, carbonatés et sulfatés du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 4°, 53, 136 pages.; Buttgenbach, H. (1918) Contributions à l'étude des minéraux belges. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 42, M93.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: more or less modified scalenohedra, prisms, isoscelohedra
Colour: whitish, brownish
Reference: Buttgenbach, H. (1898) La calcite de Villers-en-Fagne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 25, 91.; Buttgenbach, H. (1898) La céruse de Villers-en-Fagne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 25, XLIX.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: often twinned according to (110)
Colour: blackish
Description: Crusts on galena, often supporting calcite crystals (Buttgenbach, 1898).
Reference: Paul De Bondt.; Buttgenbach, H. (1898) La céruse de Villers-en-Fagne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 25, XLIX.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: combinations of {100} {102} {223} {421}
Colour: colourless
Description: On baryte.
Reference: André Heyninck field observations and collection.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Paul De Bondt.; Buttgenbach, H. (1898) La céruse de Villers-en-Fagne. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 25, XLIX.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Reference: Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
'Limonite'
Reference: Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: The most frequently occurring combination is {101}{010}{140}{110}, sometimes with {111}, but also with {150}, {120}, {310}. Twins generally according to (101); several twinned crystals show the {011} faces. In the same deposit, marcasite occurs as globular and kidney-shaped limonitized masses with cockscomb crystals on their surfaces; other more fibrous masses easily decompose to sulfates.
Reference: Paul De Bondt.; Buttgenbach, H. (1921) Description des éléments, des sulfures, chlorures, fluorures et des oxydes des métaux du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 8°, 2e série, 6, 67 pages.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 113(2), 231-240.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: André Heyninck field observations and collection.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Reference: Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 113(2), 231-240.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb CerussitePbCO3

Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences53
Youngest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Neuville5372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Neuville - Petit Mont10379.5 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Frasnian moyen38382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnopora379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thecostegites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Thecostegitidae : Thecostegites379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Phillipsastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Phillipsastrea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Thamnophyllum379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Schuchertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Athyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Spinatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Spinatrypa382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Girvanella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Rothpletzella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Rothpletzella379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Receptaculites
genus
Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Receptaculitidae : Receptaculites379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Devonoscyphia sandbergeri
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Astylospongiidae : Devonoscyphia : Devonoscyphia sandbergeri382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Pseudopemmatites fourmarieri
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Aglithodictyidae : Pseudopemmatites : Pseudopemmatites fourmarieri382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Pachyspongia columbarium
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Aglithodictyidae : Pachyspongia : Pachyspongia columbarium382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Frechastraea glabra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : Frechastraea : Frechastraea glabra379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria striatula
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria striatula382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Athyris concentrica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris : Athyris concentrica382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 9 fossil localities

References

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Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippeville
Wikidata ID:Q650239
GeoNames ID:2789014

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