Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Comments: | Chemical analysis by Schoep (1943) shows the presence of nearly 4% of MnO. |
Habit: | scalenohedra, fibrous coatings ending in a hexagonal prism topped with facets |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Epidote | ⓘ7 photos of Calcite associated with Epidote at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Orthoclase | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Orthoclase at this locality. |
Oligoclase | ⓘ2 photos of Calcite associated with Oligoclase at this locality. |
Clinozoisite-Epidote Series | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Clinozoisite-Epidote Series at this locality. |
Adularia | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Adularia at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Porphyry quarries, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2637 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2637:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 50392dd2-2969-4e25-9c16-29ce17385a8e |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘPorphyry quarry, Bierghes, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium |
11.7km (7.2 miles) | ⓘTellier-des-Prés quarry, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘGauthier-Wincqz quarry, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
13.3km (8.2 miles) | ⓘMarche-lez-Écaussinnes, Écaussinnes, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘLe Hainaut quarry, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
14.3km (8.9 miles) | ⓘClypot quarry, Neufvilles, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘSaisinne, Thieusies, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
21.0km (13.1 miles) | ⓘErmitage quarry, Deux-Acren, Lessines, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
21.3km (13.3 miles) | ⓘStrépy-Bracquegnies, La Louvière, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
21.6km (13.4 miles) | ⓘLens, Lens, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
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| | Journal (issue) | by J. Grandjean Faden quartz from Bierghes, Brabant, Belgium ...................................... 441....... 497 COVER: FLUORITE phantom crystal with calcite crystals on matrix, 5.5 cm, from the Auglaize quarry...popular mineral collecting site for over 60 years. Calcite, sphalerite, and especially multicolored, iridescent...Figure 9 and 49 (2) Calcite Figure 9 and 29 (3) Exceptional phantom fluorite (4) Calcite with marcasite (5)...iridescent, Figure 34 (12) Phantom fluorite (13) Calcite (misfire area) (14) Exceptional iridescent fluorite | | Makovicky, Emil, Frei, Robert, Karup-Møller, Sven, Bailey, John C. (2016) Imperial Porphyry from Gebel Abu Dokhan, the Red Sea Mountains, Egypt Part I. Mineralogy, petrology and occurrence. Neues Jahrbuch f??r Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geoche, 193 (1) 1-27 doi:10.1127/njma/2015/0289 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | published in print January 2016 Article Imperial Porphyry from Gebel Abu Dokhan, the Red Sea Mountains,...Imperial Porphyry was quarried from Mons Porphyrites in the Red Sea Mountains of Egypt. The porphyry, reserved...apatite – are always altered. The red colour of the porphyry stems from alteration of phenocrysts and groundmass...minerals, K-feldspar, and minor anorthite and calcite. Rare pyroxene retains its primary morphology but...Imperial Porphyry to their Egyptian source. Elemental and isotope geochemistry of the Imperial Porphyry is | | | Book | the wadis under low sunlight. Associated to the quarries hereafter referred to as wadiworkings are heaps...the tool marks, which in analogy to the stone quarries of this period display more elongated shapes compared...Eastern Desert visibly on the well-evidenced stone quarries at Mons Claudius, Mons Porphyrites, Wadi Semna...al. 2008). Even along the routes to the stone quarries though, gold extraction was discontinued at several...that among others contain deposits of “imperial porphyry” (Porfido rosso antico). 3 On the Regional | | | Journal (issue) | procurement studies. Analyses of workshops and quarries (e.g., Billings 1984; Bronitsky 1984; Jones 1984;...1984 Thermoluminescence Dating of Stalagmitic Calcite. Archaeometry 26: 155- 170. De Durand-Forest, J...E., and B.A. Purdy (editors) 1984 Prehistoric Quarries and Lithic Production. Cambridge University Press...Practices at the Samson Bay and Falls Creek Argillite Quarries, Tasman Bay, New Zealand. World Archaeology 16:248-266...discovered in 1926 by Sir Christopher Cox in one of the quarries of the Upper Tembris Valley (Phrygia), can be | | | Book | the eastern desert of Egypt showing mines and quarries (after Murray, 81 fifth 1925) Fire-setting...very large and valuable deposits) are mined in quarries or open pits. The method involves stripping of...processing mineral material from a number of mines or quarries. The processing operations are commonly referred...Massive. Bisbee copper. Kirkland Lake gold. “Porphyry” coppers. B. Lode fissure. C. Disseminated. ...and soapstone varieties, jade and serpentine, calcite, fluorspar, feldspar, iron oxides, sulfur, salt | | | Journal (volume) | the sand which is found in the rhombohedrons of calcite from Fontainebleau. It is the same with mficle...independent. Thus magnetite in hornblende, chlorite in calcite, mica in augite, in hornblende, in orthoclase,...a thick and more or less regular crast around calcite. According to Messrs. Scheerer and Blum, this galena...the rhomboidal dodecahedron. It envelopes the calcite, and is also enveloped by it. Its thickness is...become microscopic. for its crystals envelope calcite tliickness of theii' sides Sometimes also a crystal | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | siliceous are now represented by pseudomorphs in calcite, and vice versd. Characteristic structures in boues...aspect like that of the iniilling or replacing calcite; he concluded therefore that the tests had been...their appearance, chiefly as inclusions within the calcite crystals, and thus by degrees the results already...Account of a" recent Visit to the ancient Porphyry Quarries of Egypt, 801.--H. Hicks. On the Migrations...xxxviii. 1886. Description de quelques cristaux de calcite belges) No. 2. "' 9 . (4to.) m ParOle 1. • | | | Book | rational approach to the design of underground marble quarries 19 ‘INFRA’ — Computer-aided planning of mine...dimensional modeling in planning ornamental stone quarries J.C. Koppe, A.C. Zingano & J.F-C.L.Costa Ie ...production by splitting and cutting methods in Italian quarries R. Mancini, M.Cardu & M. Fornaro Layout and equipment...California, Mexico eo) Exploitation planning in slate quarries by merging the recovery and quality indices 205...Barlow Equipment selection in the Iranian marble quarries (dimension-stone industry): Procedures and problems | | | Journal (volume) | other fourth. Mr. Iron- 330 feet; face in hard porphyry. prietors, this week and gave good returns. Kentuck...coal mine is now down to a depth in a mixture of porphyry and quartz giving low shaft isisomething over... as the the week, and is out 46 feet; face in porphyry and 300 feet in the hill, both of which are in...presence claim have top is in a mixture of clay and porphyry. lead of great value. Thos. Lane Jr., and Geo...will be the means The face is in a mixture of porphyry and quartz givJones Hill.— Cor. Georgetown Gazette |
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Porphyry quarries, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium