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Tamines, Sambreville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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Tamines, Sambreville, Province de Namur, RĂ©gion wallonne, Belgique
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Tamines, Sambreville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgia
Dutch:
Tamines, Sambreville, Namen, Wallonië, België
Walloon:
Tamene, Sambveye, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike


Tamines (Walloon: Tamene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

From the 18th century, coal mining started in the village, and by 1899 most of the area of the village was used for coal mining. The mine closed in 1965.

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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: octahedra up to a few millimetres (themselves formed of even smaller octahedra of 1-2mm) embedded in cubes forming a layer on quartz
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. 2Úme édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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. 2Úme édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikidata ID:Q2010774

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