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Ath, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
AthMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ath26,681 (2009)
Other Languages:
French:
Ath, Hainaut, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Bezirk Ath, Hennegau, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Arrondissement di Ath, provincia dell'Hainaut, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Ат, Эно, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
阿特區, 埃諾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Distrito de Ath, Henao, Región Valona, Bélgica
Armenian:
Ա, Էնո, Վալոնիա, Բելգիա
Bavarian:
Beziak Ath, Bejgien
Breton:
Arondisamant Ath, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Ат, Ено, Валония, Белгия
Cebuano:
Arrondissement d'Ath, Province du Hainaut, Wallonia, Belhika
Czech:
Arrondissement Ath, Henegavsko, Valonsko, Belgie
Dutch:
Aat, Henegouwen, Wallonië, België
Estonian:
Athi ringkond, Hainaut, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ات, استان انو, والونی, بلژیک
Limburgian:
Aat, Henegouwe, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Ath, Provënz Hainaut, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Swedish:
Arrondissement d'Ath, Hainaut, Vallonien, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Ath, Hainaut, Wallonie, Bỉ


Ath is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The Ath municipality includes the old communes of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien, Isières, Meslin-l'Evêque, and Gibecq.

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5 valid minerals.

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Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
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).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: rhombohedra
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).
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: violet
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
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).
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).

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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
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fauquez8449.5 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Orthoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Orthoceras460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dicellograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Dicranograptidae : Dicellograptus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Normalograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Normalograptidae : Normalograptus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Orthograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Orthograptus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Diplacanthograptus dorotheus
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Diplacanthograptus : Diplacanthograptus dorotheus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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References

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Corin, F. (1938) Filons de pyrite de Tournai et d'Ath. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie: 48: 435.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ath
Wikidata ID:Q94069
GeoNames ID:2803011

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