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Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
FleurusMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fleurus22,080 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Fleurus, Hennegau, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Fleurus, provincia dell'Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Флёрюс, Эно, Валлония, Бельгия
Spanish:
Fleurus, Henao, Región Valona, Bélgica
Armenian:
Ֆլյորյուս, Էնո, Վալոնիա, Բելգիա
Basque:
Fleurus, Hainauteko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Фльорюс, Ено, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Fleurus , Province du Hainaut, Wallonia, Belhika
Dutch:
Fleurus, Henegouwen, Wallonië, België
Esperanto:
Fleurus, Henegovio, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
فلورو , استان انو, والونی, بلژیک
Japanese:
フルーリュス, エノー州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Korean:
플뢰뤼스, 에노주, 왈롱, 벨기에
Limburgian:
Fleurus, Henegouwe, Wallonië, Belsj
Norwegian:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Fleurus, Enaut, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Fleurus, Hainaut , Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Fleurus, Hennegavsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Belgän
Walloon:
Fleuru, Hinnot, Walonreye, Beldjike
Waray:
Fleurus, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belhika
West Flemish:
Fleurus, Enegouwn, Wallonië, België


Fleurus is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.

Mineralisation in rocks of Aptian-Albian age and Ledian and Bruxellian sands.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Habit: rhomboctahedra {213} and {216} etc.
Reference: Stöber, F. (1895) Notice cristallographique sur l'épidote de Quenast et la barytine de Fleurus. Bulletin de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 3e série, 29, 403.; 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.; 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
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).
Galena
Formula: PbS
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).
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: ko.jansen
'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).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
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).
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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).
Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Stainier, X. (1899) Note sur le gisement de diamants de Fleurus. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 8, 262.; 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 var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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).
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
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).
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Reference: 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.
Selenium ?
Formula: Se
Reference: Chris Stefano collection
Voltaite ?
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Reference: Richard de Nul communication

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Selenium ?1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Voltaite ?7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
NNitrogen
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
AlAluminium
Al VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ClChlorine
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
KPotassium
K VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SeSelenium
Se SeleniumSe
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Stainier, X. (1894) Note sur le gisement des diamants de Fleurus. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie: 8: PV262-PV267. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/008%20-%201894/bsbg_08_1894_pv_1894_12_18.pdf
Stöber, F. (1895) Notice cristallographique sur l'épidote de Quenast et la barytine de Fleurus. Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique: 3e série, 29: 403-417. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/28358#page/423/mode/1up
Anthoine, R. (1912) Sur une roche nouvelle du gisement de barytine de Fleurus (Note préliminaire). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 39: M121-M123. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/245124#page/567/mode/1up
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: 231-240. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278
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/Fleurus
Wikidata ID:Q314922

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