Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium i
Regional Level Types
Yvoir Municipality
Namur Province
Wallonia Region
Belgium Country

Regional Level Types
Yvoir	Municipality
Namur	Province
Wallonia	Region
Belgium	Country

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View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Yvoir quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Yvoir quarry, Yvoir, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Neighbouring regions:

Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Profondeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Assesse, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Ciney, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Yvoir	8,169 (2011)

Mindat Locality ID:

337289

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:337289:3

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Yvoir, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique

German:

Yvoir, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien

Italian:

Yvoir, Provincia di Namur, Vallonia, Belgio

Russian:

Ивуар, Намюр, Валлония, Бельгия

Simplified Chinese:

伊瓦尔, 那慕爾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时

Spanish:

Yvoir, Provincia de Namur, Región Valona, Bélgica

Basque:

Yvoir, Namurreko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika

Breton:

Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgia

Bulgarian:

Ивоар, Намюр, Валония, Белгия

Catalan:

Yvoir, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica

Cebuano:

Yvoir , Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika

Dutch:

Yvoir, Namen, Wallonië, België

Esperanto:

Yvoir, Namuro, Valonio, Belgio

Estonian:

Yvoir, Namuri provints, Valloonia, Belgia

Farsi/Persian:

ایووآر, استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک

Hungarian:

Yvoir, Namur, Vallónia, Belgium

Limburgian:

Yvoir, Name, Wallonië, Belsj

Luxembourgish:

Yvoir, Provënz Namouer, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch

Norwegian:

Yvoir, Namur, Vallonia, Belgia

Occitan:

Yvoir, Província de Namur, Valonia, Belgica

Polish:

Yvoir, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia

Portuguese:

Yvoir, Namur, Valônia, Bélgica

Romanian:

Yvoir, Namur, Valonia, Belgia

Slovak:

Yvoir, Namursko, Valónsky región, Belgicko

Swedish:

Yvoir, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien

Traditional Chinese:

伊瓦爾, 華隆, 比利時

Urdu:

یوور, نامور, والونیا, بلجئیم

Vietnamese:

Yvoir, Namur, Wallonie, Bỉ

Volapük:

Yvoir, Namur, Belgän

Walloon:

Uwar, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike

Waray:

Yvoir, Namur, Wallonie, Belhika

Yvoir (French pronunciation: [i.vwaʁ]; Walloon: Uwar) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles, Godinne, Houx, Mont, Purnode, Spontin and Yvoir.

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ⓘ Limestone

Mineral List

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5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Mont, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

Liégeois, P. (1956) À propos de perles de cavernes et concrétions analogues non encore décrites. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 80, B165.

Liégeois, P. (1959) Stalactites composites. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 68, 117.

Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Durnal, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Habit: rounded grains up to 150µm

References:

Goemaere, E., Hurford, A. (1997) Un paléoplacer dans la formation d'Evieux (Famennien supériéur) à Durnal, Vallée du Bocq, Belgique. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 120(2), 302.

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Spontin, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

Soreil, G. (1901) Découverte de soufre dans la galène du petit granite de Spontin. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 9: B52.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Localities:

Durnal, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Mont, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Mont, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

Liégeois, P. (1956) À propos de perles de cavernes et concrétions analogues non encore décrites. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 80, B165.

Liégeois, P. (1959) Stalactites composites. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 68, 117.

Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Spontin, Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

Soreil, G. (1901) Découverte de soufre dans la galène du petit granite de Spontin. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 9: B52.

Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities 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.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

361 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

365 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Evieux	5	364.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Condrusia genus	Plantae : *Condrusia*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Archaeopteris genus	Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Archaeopteridopsida : Archaeopteridales : Archaeopteridaceae : *Archaeopteris*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Langlieria socqueti species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Osteolepiformes : Tristichopteridae : Langlieria : *Langlieria socqueti*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Belgium

Wallonia
- Namur
  - Late/Upper Devonian🐚 Langlier Quarry at Durnal

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvoir
Wikidata ID:	Q650163
GeoNames ID:	2783386

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Wallonia
- Namur
  - Yvoir
    - ⭔Durnal
      - Chansin
        Chansin quarry
    - ⭔Godinne
    - ⭔Houx
    - ⭔Mont

Belgium

Wallonia
- Namur
  - Yvoir

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

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Rhenish MassifMassif

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Yvoir, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium i
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Yvoir Municipality
Namur Province
Wallonia Region
Belgium Country