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Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
GenkMunicipality
LimburgProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Genk63,666 (2018)
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Genk, Limburg, Vlaanderen, België
French:
Genk, Province de Limbourg, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Genk, Provinz Limburg, Belgien
Italian:
Genk, Provincia del Limburgo, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Генк, Лимбург, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
亨克, 林堡省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Genk, Provincia de Limburgo, Flandes, Bélgica
Afrikaans:
Genk, Limburg, Vlaandere, België
Arabic:
جينك, ليمبورغ, فلاندر, بلجيكا
Basque:
Genk, Linburgo, Flandria, Belgika
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Генк, Лімбург, Фляндрыя, Бэльгія
Bosnian:
Genk, Flandrija, Belgija
Breton:
Genk, Limbourg, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Генк, Лимбург, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Genk, Limburg, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Genk, Provincie Limburg, Belhika
Czech:
Genk, Limburk, Vlámsko, Belgie
Danish:
Genk, Limburg, Flandern, Belgien
Esperanto:
Genk, Limburgo, Flandrio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
خنک, لیمبورگ, فلاندر, بلژیک
Finnish:
Genk, Limburg, Flanderi, Belgia
Georgian:
გენკი, ლიმბურგის პროვინცია, ფლანდრია, ბელგია
Greek:
Γκενκ, Λιμβουργία, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο
Hungarian:
Genk, Limburg, Flandria, Belgium
Icelandic:
Genk, Limburg, Flæmingjaland, Belgía
Indonesian:
Genk, Limburg, Flandria, Belgia
Irish Gaelic:
Genk, Flóndras, An Bheilg
Japanese:
ヘンク, リンブルフ州, フランドル, ベルギー
Korean:
헹크, 림뷔르흐주, 플란데런, 벨기에
Latvian:
Genka, Limburga, Flandrija, Beļģija
Limburgian:
Genk, Belsj Limburg, Vlaondere, Belsj
Lithuanian:
Genkas, Limburgo provincija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Genk, Provënz Limburg, Flandern, Belsch
Malay:
Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Norwegian:
Genk, Limburg, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Genk, Província de Limborg, Flandra, Belgica
Polish:
Genk, Limburgia, Flandria, Belgia
Portuguese:
Genk, Limburgo, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Genk, Limburg, Flandra, Belgia
Scots:
Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Serbian:
Генк, Лимбург, Фландрија, Белгија
Silesian:
Genk, Belgijo
Slovak:
Genk, Limbursko, Belgicko
Swahili:
Genk, Flandria, Ubelgiji
Swedish:
Genk, Limburg, Flandern, Belgien
Tatar:
Геңк, Бельгия
Thai:
เคงก์, มณฑลลิมเบิร์ก, แฟลนเดอส์, ประเทศเบลเยียม
Traditional Chinese:
亨克, 法蘭德斯, 比利時
Turkish:
Genk, Limburg, Flandre, Belçika
Ukrainian:
Генк, Лімбург, Фландрія, Бельгія
Vietnamese:
Genk, Limburg, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Genk, Limburg, Belgän
Waray:
Genk, Limburg, Vlaanderen, Belhika


Genk is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.

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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Richard De Nul collection
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Leon Hupperichs Collection
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dickite
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).
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
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).
Galena
Formula: PbS
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Richard De Nul
Millerite
Formula: NiS
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).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Reference: Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols (xxxx) Handbook of Mineralogy.; 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).
Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Colour: silvery grey
Description: On dolomite, associated with millerite
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).
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
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).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
var. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Sideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O SideriteFeCO3
O SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
NaSodium
Na SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S MilleriteNiS
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
S SiegeniteCoNi2S4
S GalenaPbS
S BaryteBaSO4
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S PyriteFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Co SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Goniopygus minor
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Goniopygus : Goniopygus minor72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniopygus eravillensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Arbacioida : Arbaciidae : Goniopygus : Goniopygus eravillensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genk
Wikidata ID:Q189692
GeoNames ID:2797671

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