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Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
HouffalizeMunicipality
LuxembourgProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Houffalize4,614 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
337259
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337259:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Houffalize, Province de Luxembourg, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Hohenfels, Provinz Luxemburg, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Houffalize, Provincia del Lussemburgo, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Уффализ, Люксембург, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
胡法利兹, 盧森堡省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Houffalize, Provincia de Luxemburgo, Región Valona, Bélgica
Arabic:
هوفاليز, لوكسمبورغ, والونيا, بلجيكا
Basque:
Houffalize, Luxenburgo, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Houffalize, Luksembourg, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Уфализ, Люксембург, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Houffalize, Província de Luxemburg, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Houffalize, Province du Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belhika
Czech:
Houffalize, Lucemburk, Valonsko, Belgie
Dutch:
Houffalize, Luxemburg, Wallonië, België
Esperanto:
Houffalize, Luksemburgo, Valonio, Belgio
Estonian:
Houffalize'i vald, Luxembourgi provints, Valloonia, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
اوفلیز, لوکزامبورگ, والونی, بلژیک
Greek:
Χουφαλίζ, Λουξεμβούργο, Βαλλωνική Περιοχή, Βέλγιο
Hungarian:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Vallónia, Belgium
Japanese:
ウッファリーズ, リュクサンブール州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Korean:
우팔리즈, 뤽상부르주, 왈롱, 벨기에
Limburgian:
Houffalize, Luxemburg, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Houffalize, Provënz Lëtzebuerg, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Macedonian:
Уфализ, Валонија, Белгија
Norwegian:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Houffalize, Província de Luxemborg, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Houffalize, Luksemburg, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Houffalize, Luxemburgo, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Houffalize, Luxemburg, Valonia, Belgia
Scots:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonie, Belgium
Slovak:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Houffalize, Luxemburg, Vallonien, Belgien
Traditional Chinese:
胡法利茲, 華隆, 比利時
Vietnamese:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgän
Walloon:
Oufalijhe, Province do Lussimbork, Walonreye, Beldjike
Waray:
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonie, Belhika


Houffalize is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in the province of Luxembourg. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Houffalize proper, Mabompré, Mont, Nadrin, Tailles, Tavigny, and Wibrin. Other population centers include Achouffe, Alboumont, Bœur, Bonnerue, Buret, Cetturu, Chabrehez, Cowan, Dinez, Engreux, Filly, Fontenaille, Mormont, Ollomont, Pisserotte, Sommerain, Taverneux, Vellereux, Vissoûle, Wandebourcy, and Wilogne.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed361 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed365 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris364.7 - 360.7 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Condrusia
genus
Plantae : Condrusia364.7 - 360.7 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Archaeopteris
genus
Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Archaeopteridopsida : Archaeopteridales : Archaeopteridaceae : Archaeopteris364.7 - 360.7 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houffalize
Wikidata ID:Q650274
GeoNames ID:2795323

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