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Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Welkenraedt | Municipality |
| Liège | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Welkenraedt | 9,006 (2012) |
Other Languages:
French:
Welkenraedt, Province de Liège, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Welkenrath, Provinz Lüttich, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Welkenraedt, Provincia di Liegi, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Велкенрадт, Льеж, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
韦尔肯拉特, 列日省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Welkenraedt, Provincia de Lieja, Región Valona, Bélgica
Basque:
Welkenraedt, Liejako probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Велкенрат, Лиеж, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Welkenraedt, Província de Lieja, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Welkenraedt, Province de Liège, Wallonia, Belhika
Dutch:
Welkenraat, Luik, Wallonië, België
Esperanto:
Welkenraedt, Lieĝo, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
اوئلکونرئت, استان لیژ, والونی, بلژیک
Hungarian:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Vallónia, Belgium
Japanese:
ウェルカンラト, リエージュ州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Limburgian:
Wellekete, Luuk, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Welkenraedt, Provënz Léck, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Welkenraedt, Província de Lièja, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Valônia, Bélgica
Ripuarian:
Wälekete, Lüttish, Belgien
Romanian:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Welkenraedt, Lutyšsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Vallonien, Belgien
Traditional Chinese:
韋爾肯拉特, 華隆, 比利時
Venetian:
Welkenraedt, Belgio
Vietnamese:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Belgän
Walloon:
Welkenrote, Province di Lidje, Walonreye, Beldjike
Waray:
Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonie, Belhika
Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: [wɛlkənʁat]; Ripuarian: Wälekete; Walloon: Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Henri-Chapelle and Welkenraedt.
The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.
The zinc mines of Welkenraedt.
The Welkenraedt zinc mines were part of the Altenberg concession, with the head office in Kelmis.
They were part of the Belgian zinc group Vieille Montagne.
The mines in Welkenraedt were located on 2 fault lines from the NW to the SE.
The mines of Mütshagen and Dickenbusch worked the first fault line.
Wilcour, Nouvelle Espérence, St-Paul, La Bruyère, and Heggelsbruck worked the second fault line.
Witter and Pandour lay on a small transverse breach in the SW direction.
The St-Paul mine was opened in 1849 and was the largest mine of this cluster and was also the most important on this second fault line. The other mines were more or less expansions. The St-Paul mine accounted for 150,000 tons of calamine, 25,000 tons of schalenblende, and 9,000 tons of galena. St. Paul was active until 1884.
At La Bruyère, which was connected underground with St-Paul, work continued for a few years longer.
Pandour went into service when the other mines closed and was active from 1885 until 1902.
Around 1900, Mützhagen took over the ore production, together with the Lontzen mine.
Around the time that Mützhagen closed in 1935, all the other mines of Vieille Montagne also closed: Schmalgraf, Eschbroich, Lontzen, and Fossey. And with it, the mine exploitation in the Altenberg concession ended. The economy was at a low point, and the competition with the much larger foreign mines gave the death blow.
At the time the mining in Moresnet ended, the zinc production of Vieille-Montagne was almost completely moved to Balen, in the Campine. This factory was supplied by foreign mines via Antwerp and is still active.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Henri-Chapelle and Welkenraedt.
The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.
The zinc mines of Welkenraedt.
The Welkenraedt zinc mines were part of the Altenberg concession, with the head office in Kelmis.
They were part of the Belgian zinc group Vieille Montagne.
The mines in Welkenraedt were located on 2 fault lines from the NW to the SE.
The mines of Mütshagen and Dickenbusch worked the first fault line.
Wilcour, Nouvelle Espérence, St-Paul, La Bruyère, and Heggelsbruck worked the second fault line.
Witter and Pandour lay on a small transverse breach in the SW direction.
The St-Paul mine was opened in 1849 and was the largest mine of this cluster and was also the most important on this second fault line. The other mines were more or less expansions. The St-Paul mine accounted for 150,000 tons of calamine, 25,000 tons of schalenblende, and 9,000 tons of galena. St. Paul was active until 1884.
At La Bruyère, which was connected underground with St-Paul, work continued for a few years longer.
Pandour went into service when the other mines closed and was active from 1885 until 1902.
Around 1900, Mützhagen took over the ore production, together with the Lontzen mine.
Around the time that Mützhagen closed in 1935, all the other mines of Vieille Montagne also closed: Schmalgraf, Eschbroich, Lontzen, and Fossey. And with it, the mine exploitation in the Altenberg concession ended. The economy was at a low point, and the competition with the much larger foreign mines gave the death blow.
At the time the mining in Moresnet ended, the zinc production of Vieille-Montagne was almost completely moved to Balen, in the Campine. This factory was supplied by foreign mines via Antwerp and is still active.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities19 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Localities: Habit: tiny crystals on galena showing growth zones parallel to {210} (Buttgenbach, 1918) |
| ⓘ 'Calamine' |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Habit: small rhombohedra |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Localities: Habit: fibrous Colour: light bluish |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Habit: thin crusts on galena Colour: yellow |
| ⓘ Sphalerite var. Schalenblende |
| ⓘ 'Strickblende' |
| ⓘ 'Wad' References: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des Gisements Plombo-Zinciferes Du Synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique) [Atlas of the Plumbo-Zinciferous Deposits of the Synclinorium of Verviers (Eastern Belgium)]. Mémoires pour servir à l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 33. Geological Survey of Belgium |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite var. Schalenblende | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | 2.CB.05a | ZnS | |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Calamine' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Strickblende' | - | |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welkenraedt |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q152743 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2783871 |
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References
Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des Gisements Plombo-Zinciferes Du Synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique) [Atlas of the Plumbo-Zinciferous Deposits of the Synclinorium of Verviers (Eastern Belgium)]. Mémoires pour servir à l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 33. Geological Survey of Belgium
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