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⇱ Monts de Baileux quarry, Baileux, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

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Monts de Baileux quarry, Baileux, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Monts de Baileux quarryQuarry
BaileuxSection
ChimayMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 2' 28'' North , 4° 23' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chimay9,720 (2012)5.5km
Couvin13,518 (2011)7.4km
Regniowez390 (2016)11.8km
Froidchapelle3,579 (2011)13.1km
Taillette314 (2016)14.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
4M6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut38km
Mindat Locality ID:
192972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192972:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière des Monts de Baileux


Quarry situated on the road N99, 1 km NE from Baileux and 5 km far from Chimay. As of April 2014, the quarry is reported to be no longer in active operation and is being used as storage for construction waste.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
References:
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
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ⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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