Locality type:

Sub-municipality

Classification

Species:

Magnetite

Formula:

Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

Habit:

Compact cleavable masses with numerous octahedra on the surface (Buttgenbach, 1921);
small, wavy, fragile sheets accompanied by octahedra, notably in a quartzite geode (Corin, 1927)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1342250

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1342250:3

GUID (UUID V4):

1bad85ec-e764-4625-9fac-59968d5ecff7

References

Buttgenbach, H. (1921) Description des éléments, des sulfures, chlorures, fluorures et des oxydes des métaux du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 8°, 2e série, 6, 67 pages.

Corin, F. (1927) La magnétite filonienne de Lembecq. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 50, B150.

Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	VAN GROOTEL, G., VERNIERS, J., GEERKENS, B., LADURON, D., VERHAEREN, M., HERTOGEN, J., DE VOS, W. (1997) Timing of magmatism, foreland basin development, metamorphism and inversion in the Anglo-Brabant fold belt. Geological Magazine, 134 (5) 607-616 doi:10.1017/s0016756897007413	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	development, metamorphism and inversion in the Anglo-Brabant fold belt G. VAN GROOTEL, J. VERNIERS, B. GEERKENS†...Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium † Laboratoire de Géologie et Minéralogie, Université...Place Louis Pasteur 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium ‡ Fysico-chemische geologie, Katholieke Universiteit...B-3001 Leuven, Belgium § Belgian Geological Survey, Jennerstraat 13, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium (Received...activation of Eastern Avalonia along the Anglo-Brabant fold belt are presented. Late Ordovician subduction-related
	(2004) The anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) in low-grade, cleaved pelitic rocks: influence of cleavage/bedding angle and type and relative orientation of magnetic carriers. Special Publication, 238. Geological Society of London. 77-107 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.2004.238.01.08	Report (chapter)
	Universiteit Leuven, Redingenstraat 16, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium (e-mail: timothy.debacker@geo.kuleuven.ac.be) 2...Universiteit Leuven, Redingenstraat 16, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium (e-mail: manuel.sintubin@geo.kuleuven.ac.be) Abstract:...low-grade, pelitic rocks of the single-phase deformed Brabant Massif consistently have a maximum magnetic susceptibility...sampling The largely concealed Lower Palaeozoic Brabant Massif(Fig. 1) is a typical example of a slate...stratigraphy and structural architecture of the Brabant Massif are well known, making it an ideal study

Magnetite from Lembeek, Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Magnetite from
Lembeek, Halle, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium