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Rhisnes, La Bruyère, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
RhisnesSub-municipality
La BruyèreMunicipality
NamurProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
311
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rhisnes, La Bruyère, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
Dutch:
Rhisnes, La Bruyère, Namen, Wallonië, België
Walloon:
Rénne, Les Brouhires, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike


Rhisnes is a village in and a sub-municipality of the Belgian municipality of La Bruyère, located in the Walloon province of Namur.

Mineralisation in Frasnian limestone.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: isoscelohedra {8.8.3}, prisms, rhombohedra, scalenohedra, twins etc.
Colour: greyish, whitish
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ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Habit: crystalline globules
Colour: red
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: Associated with quartz and calcite
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyrobitumen'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Frasnian moyen1382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Athyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhisnes_(village)
Wikidata ID:Q3429515
GeoNames ID:2788111

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