Templeuve Quarry, Templeuve-en-Pévèle, Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, Francei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Templeuve Quarry | Quarry |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | Commune |
| Lille | Arrondissement |
| Nord | Department |
| Hauts-de-France | Region |
| France | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 31' 22'' North , 3° 8' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Templeuve | 5,901 (2016) | 2.1km |
| Cappelle-en-Pévèle | 1,997 (2016) | 2.1km |
| Pont-à-Marcq | 2,265 (2016) | 2.4km |
| Ennevelin | 2,015 (2016) | 2.4km |
| Mérignies | 2,270 (2016) | 3.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
193593
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193593:9
GUID (UUID V4):
da9300e3-063d-4104-8380-a6b131046cf0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière d'argile de Templeuve
A small quarry located in the town of Templeuve, 20 km southeast of Lille. Exploitation of clay products, used for making bricks. The clay is arranged in layers of varied nature.
The following minerals can be encountered:
- gypsum
- ooliths of glauconite
- Rarely, small nodules of iron sulfide
The most beautiful gypsum crystals were found in black plastic clay in the years 1975/1980. These black clays were exploited in the eastern part of the quarry (now lost). Access to the site is strictly prohibited without permission from management.
The Templeuve quarry exploits a layer of clay as well as a layer of Tertiary sand, characteristics of the Orchies basin.
The clay layer corresponds to Orchies clay. It is a black to blue plastic clay 10 to 15 meters thick dating from the Ypresian (lower Eocene) and used in the making of bricks and tiles.
Beneath the clays are the sands of Ostricourt, which are sands of Landenian age (Paleocene - Thanetian), glauconitic gray-green to yellow in colour when they have undergone alteration, or even white after discoloration.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 References: https://www.caue-nord.com/fr/portail/41/observatoire/39571/carriere-de-templeuve.htmlIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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