Floreffe cave, Floreffe, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types | |
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Floreffe cave | Cave |
Floreffe | Municipality |
Namur | Province |
Wallonia | Region |
Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 36'' North , 4° 45' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Floreffe | 7,480 (2012) | 0.9km |
Fosses-la-Ville | 9,062 (2011) | 5.6km |
Namur | 106,284 (2011) | 9.0km |
Profondeville | 11,401 (2012) | 9.5km |
La Bruyère | 8,194 (2018) | 10.7km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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4M | 6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut | 28km |
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: Some "cave pearls" are dolomitic in composition (Hatert et al., 2002). 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.;
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 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Liégeois, P. (1954) Découverte de perles de cavernes de formation curieuse dans la grotte de Floreffe. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 78: B23.
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).
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Wikipedia: | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grottes_de_Floreffe |
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Wikidata ID: | Q3194248 |
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