Gagates

Locality: Baryte quarry, Fleurus, Charleroi, Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province, Belgium

Note: The mineral species Gagates is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Gagate is named for a deep black to dark brown organic rock composed of sub-bituminous and bituminous carbon which is related to brown coal. Image width: 80 mm.

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Photo added: 2nd Feb 2008

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