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Belle Roche quarry, Fraiture, Sprimont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Belle Roche quarry | Quarry |
| Fraiture | Village |
| Sprimont | Municipality |
| Liège | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 28' 51'' North , 5° 36' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Comblain-au-Pont | 5,308 (2011) | 2.6km |
| Sprimont | 12,945 (2011) | 4.5km |
| Aywaille | 10,636 (2011) | 4.6km |
| Anthisnes | 4,116 (2011) | 6.6km |
| Esneux | 13,497 (2018) | 6.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vieille Montagne Heritage | Kelmis / La Calamine, Belgium | 38km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière de la Belle Roche, Fraiture, Sprimont, Liège Province, Belgium
Quarry situated not far from the Chanxhe quarry (http://www.mindat.org/loc-105908.html)
Traces of the former (possibly the earliest) presence of early humans in Belgium (likely homo heidelbergensis) were found in the "Grotte de Belle-Roche" which was discovered in 1980 during work in the quarry. Recovered stone tools were dated with 3 different techniques to around 500,000 years old (+ or - 70,000 years).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Chemical identification by hydrochloric acidIdentified by Raph. Mydlak: Visual Identification |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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Belle Roche quarry, Fraiture, Sprimont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium