Mazy is a village/sub-municipality on the Orneau (a tributary of the Sambre), located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city of Gembloux, in the province of Namur in the Walloon Region of Belgium.

Note: According to Mélon et al. (1976), Cesàro (1898) also lists a "tranchée de la ferme Falnuée" ("Falnuée farm trench") - which the latter erroneously listed as "ferme Fanné" - in which small tabular baryte crystals occur which are elongated according to [010] and which show facets {102}, {830}, and {301}. The occurrence is now part of a golf course.

Mineralisation in Dinantian limestone.

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ⓘ Limestone

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Habit: small tabular crystals elongated according to [010] showing {102}, {830} and {301} (Cesàro, 1897)

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Habit: Different terminations at both ends

Reference: Buttgenbach, H. (1901) Description de quelques cristaux du sol belge. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 28, M199.; Buttgenbach, H. (1901) Note sur quelques cristaux provenant de gisements belges. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 15, 701.; 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).

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

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).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

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Cesàro, G. (1898) Description des minéraux phosphatés, sulfatés et carbonatés du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 4°, 53, 136 pages. https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/MM53_49118951898CESARO24658.pdf

Buttgenbach, H. (1901) Description de quelques cristaux du sol belge. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 28: M199-M215. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/237380#page/561/mode/1up

Buttgenbach, H. (1901) Note sur quelques cristaux provenant de gisements belges. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie: 15: 701-709. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/163259#page/715/mode/1up

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).

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazy
Wikidata ID:	Q2673939

External Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinantian

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Wallonia
- Namur
  - Gembloux
    - Mazy
      - Unnamed quarry

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