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Herselt, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
HerseltMunicipality
AntwerpProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Herselt13,493 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
288593
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288593:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
French:
Herselt, Province d'Anvers, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Herselt, Provinz Antwerpen, Belgien
Italian:
Herselt, Provincia di Anversa, Fiandre, Belgio
Simplified Chinese:
海瑟尔特, 安特衛普省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Herselt, Provincia de Amberes, Flandes, Bélgica
Basque:
Herselt, Anberesko probintzia, Flandria, Belgika
Breton:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Херселт, Антверпен, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Herselt, Província d'Anvers, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Herselt, Provincie Antwerpen, Belhika
Esperanto:
Herselt, Antverpeno, Flandrio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
ارسلت, استان آنتورپ, فلاندر, بلژیک
Greek:
Χέρσελτ, Αμβέρσα, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο
Hungarian:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Flandria, Belgium
Luxembourgish:
Herselt, Provënz Antwerpen, Flandern, Belsch
Norwegian:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Herselt, Província d'Anvèrs, Flandra, Belgica
Polish:
Herselt, Antwerpia, Flandria, Belgia
Portuguese:
Herselt, Antuérpia, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Herselt, Anvers, Flandra, Belgia
Slovak:
Herselt, Antverpy, Belgicko
Swedish:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Flandern, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Belgän
Waray:
Herselt, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, Belhika


Herselt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

The municipality comprises the towns of Herselt proper, Ramsel, Blauberg, Bergom and Varenwinkel.

The total area is 52.32 km².

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cycadeospermum
genus
Plantae : Cycadeoideophyta : Cycadeoideopsida : Bennettitales : Cycadeospermum145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herselt
Wikidata ID:Q280182
GeoNames ID:2795934

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