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References:
- André, L., Hertogen, J., and Deutsch, S. (1986) Ordovician-Silurian magmatic provinces in Belgium and the Caledonian orogeny in middle Europe. Geology: 14: 879-882.
- Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M. & van der Meersche, E. (2002): Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Ed., 304 p.

- http://membres.lycos.fr/minbe/
- http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/
- http://www.hona.be/artikels/mineralen.htm
- http://www.passion-chantier.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7 (Subforum on quarries)



Article entry:
Belgium, Calcite paradiseHarjo Neutkens




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
'Adularia'
Akaganeite
Albite
var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Allophane
'Allophane-evansite'
Almandine
Altaite
Alunogen
Analcime
Anatase
Andalusite
var: Viridine
'Andalusite-Kanonaite Series'
Anglesite
Ankerite
'Antozonite'
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Ardennite-(As) (TL)
Ardennite-(V)
Arsenic
Arseniosiderite
Arsenocrandallite
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)
Arsenogorceixite
Arsenogoyazite
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
'Asbestos'
Aurichalcite
Autunite
'Axinite'
Azurite
Balkanite ?
Balyakinite
Baryte
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
'Bastonite'
Bazhenovite
Beraunite
Beryl
Beudantite
Biotite
'Bitumen'
Bogdanovite ?
Bornite
Brannerite
Braunite
Brochantite
Brookite
Cacoxenite
'Calamine'
Calcioancylite-(Ce)
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
Caledonite
Carminite
Carpholite
Cassiterite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chabazite-Ca
'Chalcedony'
Chalcoalumite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chenite
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
Clausthalite
Clinochlore
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Connellite
Copiapite
Copper
Coquimbite
Corkite
Covellite
Crandallite
Cryptomelane
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite
Danielsite ?
Davreuxite (TL)
Dawsonite
Delafossite
Delvauxite (TL)
Denningite ?
Destinezite (TL)
Devilline
Diadochite
Dickite
Digenite
Djurleite
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
 Drugmanite (TL)
Dundasite
Dypingite
Elyite
Epidote
Epsomite
Ettringite
Euclase
Evansite
Faustite
Ferrimolybdite
Ferristrunzite (TL)
Ferrostrunzite ?
'Florencite'
Florencite-(Ce)
Fluellite
Fluorite
Fraipontite (TL)
Gahnite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gersdorffite
Glauconite
Goethite
Gold
var: Palladian Gold
Gonnardite
Goslarite
Graemite
Graphite
Graulichite-(Ce) (TL)
Greenockite
Greigite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Haidingerite
Halite
Halloysite
Halloysite-10Å (TL)
Halloysite-7Å (TL)
Halotrichite
Hawleyite
Hematite
var: Martite
Hemimorphite
Hessite
Hibonite
Hidalgoite
Hollandite
Hopeite (TL)
'Hornblende'
Hydromagnesite
Hydrozincite
Ice
Idaite
Illite
Ilmenite
Inesite
Jarosite
Kaňkite
Kanonaite
Kaolinite
Kintoreite
Koninckite (TL)
Ktenasite ?
Kutnohorite
Lanarkite
Langite
Laumontite
Lead
Leadhillite
Lechatelierite
var: Fulgurite
Lepidocrocite
Lepidolite
Leucoxene
Libethenite
Limonite
Linarite
Litharge
Lithiophorite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Manganese Oxides'
Manganite
Mansfieldite
Marcasite
Melanterite
'Melnikovite'
Melonite
var: Palladian Melonite
Metatorbernite
Metavoltine
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Millerite
Mimetite
Minium
Minyulite
Mitridatite
Molybdenite
Molybdite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Montroydite ?
Muscovite
var: Fuchsite
Nahcolite
Natrojarosite
 Natrolite
Nickeline
Nsutite
Olivenite
Orthoclase
Ottrélite (TL)
Paragonite
Paratellurite
Pharmacolite
Pharmacosiderite
Philipsbornite
'Phillipsite'
Phosphosiderite
'Pisolite'
Plumbogummite
Portlandite
Posnjakite
Prehnite
Pseudomalachite
Pumpellyite-(Al) (TL)
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
'Pyrobitumen'
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Flint
var: Rock Crystal
var: Smoky Quartz
Realgar ?
Rhabdophane-(Ce)
Rhodochrosite
Richellite (TL)
Rockbridgeite
Rosasite
Rozenite
Rutile
Salammoniac
Sauconite
'Saussurite'
'Scapolite'
'Schalenblende'
Scheelite
Scholzite
Schulenbergite
Scorodite
Selenium
'Sericite'
Serpierite
Siderite
var: Zincian Siderite
Sideronatrite
Siegenite
Silver
Simonkolleite ?
'Smectite Group'
Smithsonite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Spinel
Stavelotite-(La) (TL)
Stilbite-Ca
Strengite
Strontiomelane
Strunzite
Sudoite
Sulphur
Sursassite
Teineite
Tellurobismuthite
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Tiemannite
Titanite
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Turquoise
Uraninite
Uranosphaerite
Vantasselite (TL)
Variscite
Vashegyite
Viaeneite (TL)
Violarite
Viséite
Vivianite
Voltaite
Wardite
Wavellite
Weilite
Whitmoreite
Willemite (TL)
Wittichenite
Woodhouseite
Wroewolfeite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zemannite ?
Zinc
Zincite
Zircon
Zoisite


1492 entries listed. 267 valid minerals. 18 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).

Localities in this Region:
Belgium
 
      • Terhaegen
        • Rumst
    • Begijnendijk
    • Enghien
      • Rebecq
        • Bierghes
          • Quenast
    • Incourt
    • Walhain
    • Anderlues
      • Couillet
        • Soleimont (Soleilmont)
      • Mont-sur-Marchienne
      • Ransart
    • Châtelet
      • Baileux
      • Blaton
      • Quaregnon
      • Warcquignies
      • Landelies
    • Seneffe
        • Deux-Acren
      • Neufvilles
    • Vaulx-Tournai
    • Eupen
    • Huy
    • Le Perron
      • Seraing
      • Waimes (Weismes)
    • Nessonvaux
    • Soumagne
      • Fraiture
          • Petit-Sart
        • Stoumont
        • Werbomont
          • Astenet
            • Fossey
          • Sippenaken (Sippenaeken)
    • Wanze
    • Dilsen-Stokkem
    • Genk
    • Maasmechelen
    • Riemst
      • Zichen Zussen Bolder
    • Tongeren
    • Zonhoven
    • Amberloup
      • Remagne
      • Longvilly
      • Mardasson
    • Durbuy
      • Heyd
    • Halanzy
    • Herbeumont
    • La-Roche-en-Ardenne
    • Neufchâteau
        • Cahai (Cahay)
    • Tellin
      • Resteigne
      • Landenne
      • Sclayn
    • Assesse
    • Couvin
      • Leffe
    • Mettet
    • Nismes
    • Profondeville
      • Ave-et-Auffe
      • Buissonville
      • Han-sur-Lesse
      • Jemelle
      • Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
    • Somme-Leuze

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