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Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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DinantMunicipality
NamurProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dinant12,875 (2011)
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Dinant, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Dinant, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Dinant, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Dinant, Provincia di Namur, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Динан, Намюр, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
迪南, 那慕爾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Dinant, Provincia de Namur, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Dinant, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Arabic:
دينانت, نامور, والونيا, بلجيكا
Armenian:
Դինանտ, Նամյուր, Վալոնիա, Բելգիա
Basque:
Dinant, Namurreko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Belarusian:
Дынан, Намюр, Валонія, Бельгія
Breton:
Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Динан, Намюр, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Dinant, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Dinant , Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika
Czech:
Dinant, Namur, Valonsko, Belgie
Danish:
Dinant, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Esperanto:
Dinant, Namuro, Valonio, Belgio
Estonian:
Dinant, Namuri provints, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
دینان, استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک
Finnish:
Dinant, Namurin provinssi, Vallonia, Belgia
Greek:
Ντινάν, Ναμύρ, Βαλλωνική Περιοχή, Βέλγιο
Hebrew:
דינאן, ולוניה, בלגיה
Hungarian:
Dinant, Namur, Vallónia, Belgium
Japanese:
ディナン, ナミュール州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Korean:
디낭, 나뮈르주, 왈롱, 벨기에
Latin:
Dionantum, Namurcum, Wallonia, Belgica
Limburgian:
Dinant, Name, Wallonië, Belsj
Low Saxon/Low German:
Dinant, Belgien
Luxembourgish:
Dinant, Provënz Namouer, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Macedonian:
Динан, Валонија, Белгија
Norwegian:
Dinant, Namur, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Dinant, Província de Namur, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Dinant, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Dinant, Namur, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Dinant, Namur, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Dinant, Namursko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Slovenian:
Dinant, Valonija, Belgija
Swedish:
Dinant, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Traditional Chinese:
迪南, 華隆, 比利時
Turkish:
Dinant, Namur, Valon Bölgesi, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Дінан, Намюр, Валлонія, Бельгія
Vietnamese:
Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Dinant, Namur, Belgän
Waray:
Dinant, Namur, Wallonie, Belhika
West Flemish:
Dinant, Noamn, Wallonië, België


Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse, in the Belgian province of Namur. It lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Namur. Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with France.

The municipality includes the old communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
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).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: http://www.artistones1.be/chapitres/collection_j_evlard/calcite/les%20carrieres%20belges/leffe.htm
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Bart Heijmans collection
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Eddy Vervloet collection; http://www.artistones1.be/chapitres/collection_j_evlard/calcite/les%20carrieres%20belges/leffe.htm
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
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).
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
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).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Mikaël Gonzalez collection
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).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O AragoniteCaCO3
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Carboniferous Limestone4326.4 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Waulsort Fazies1353.8 - 345.3 Ma (Carboniferous)
Frasnian moyen1382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bollandia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Bollandia346.7 - 330.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Linguaphillipsia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : Linguaphillipsia358.9 - 330.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Paladin
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Paladin358.9 - 314.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Phillipsia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Phillipsia358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Piltonia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Piltonia358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hippocardia hibernica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Hippocardiidae : Hippocardia : Hippocardia hibernica353.8 - 345.3 Ma
Carboniferous
Cummingella (Cummingella)
subgenus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Cummingella : Cummingella (Cummingella)346.7 - 330.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Schizophoria striatula
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria striatula382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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References

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Buttgenbach, H. (1918) Contributions à l'étude des minéraux belges. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 42: M93-M124. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/245048#page/365/mode/1up
Calembert, L., Van Leckwijck, W. (1941) Les gisements belges de fluorine belges et français du bord méridional du synclinorium de Dinant. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 65, B64.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.
Dejonghe, L., Demaiffe, D., Weis, D. (1998) Strontium isotope geochemistry of anhydrites and calcite pseudomorphs after anhydrite from Paleozoic formations of Belgium. Chemical Geology (Isotope Geoscience Section): 144: 63-71. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Demaiffe/publication/232362185_Strontium_isotope_geochemistry_of_anhydrites_and_calcite_pseudomorphs_after_anhydrite_from_Palaeozoic_formations_in_Belgium/links/0c9605188cde95a7a5000000.pdf
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/Dinant
Wikidata ID:Q108247
GeoNames ID:2799359

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