Chartreuzenberg, Holsbeek, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chartreuzenberg | Hill |
| Holsbeek | Municipality |
| Flemish Brabant | Province |
| Flanders | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 54' 36'' North , 4° 45' 23'' East
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MKA, Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen | Edegem, Antwerp | 37km |
| ACAM | 2170 Merksem, Antwerp | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
262605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:262605:8
GUID (UUID V4):
127f70b4-0a62-4bab-afff-d614507d379a
Name(s) in local language(s):
Chartreuzenberg, Holsbeek, Provincie Vlaams Brabant, België
A hill consisting of "iron sandstone": marine sands with glauconite that were oxidized.
The produced 'limonite' cemented the sand into 'iron sandstone' with a particular brown color.
The limonite layers were exploited for smelting iron in low furnaces, from the Celtic times till the Middle Ages: slags of this production are still found on the fields.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
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Chartreuzenberg, Holsbeek, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium