Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Han-sur-Lesse | Sub-municipality |
| Rochefort | Municipality |
| Namur | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Dutch:
Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Walloon:
Han-so-Lesse, Rotchfoirt, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Hebrew:
האן-סור-לס, ולוניה, בלגיה
Luxembourgish:
Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Provënz Namouer, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Han-sur-Lesse is a village in and a sub-municipality of the municipality of Rochefort, Namur Province in southeastern Belgium. It is famous for the exceptional caves carved under a nearby hill by the river Lesse, which tourists reach via a preserved remnant of the country's vicinal tramway system.
Mineralization in rocks of Upper Givetian age.
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Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 113, 231-240. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: harjo neutkens |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Lublinite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: tiny flattened lamellae Reference: Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P. (1962) Étude du mondmilch et quelques grottes de Belgique. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 85, 234.;
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). |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Liégeois, P. (1956) À propos de perles de cavernes et concrétions analogues non encore décrites. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 80, B165.;
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 Localities: Reference: harjo neutkens |
| ⓘ 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: Harjo Neutkens |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Lublinite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Lublinite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Lublinite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Lublinite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 12 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 383 Ma (Middle Devonian) | ||||||
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Liégeois, P. (1956) À propos de perles de cavernes et concrétions analogues non encore décrites. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 80, B165.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P. (1962) Étude du mondmilch et quelques grottes de Belgique. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 85, 234.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.
Lannoy, J.-P. (1979) Minéralisations à barytine, fluorine, galène dans les calcaires givetiens de la région de Han-sur-Lesse (province de Namur). Mémoire de Licence, Université de Liège, 104 pages.
Demaiffe, D., Dejonghe, L. (1991) Géochimie isotopique du strontium des barites, anhydrites, calcites et fluorites de Belgique. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 113, 231-240.
Blondieau, M. (1997) Recherches minières, mines et carrières de Famenne. Édition M. Blondieau, 111 pages.
Van Der Meersche, E. (1999) Fluorite, Han-sur-Lesse. Mineralcolor, 1999, 41.
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/Han-sur-Lesse |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1026218 |
External Links
http://popups.ulg.ac.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=1285&file=1&pid=1278 [Demaiffe & Dejonghe, 1991]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Givetian
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