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Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium i
Regional Level Types
Pepinster Municipality
Liège Province
Wallonia Region
Belgium Country

Regional Level Types
Pepinster	Municipality
Liège	Province
Wallonia	Region
Belgium	Country

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View of the Cornesse quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Jaminon quarry, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Cornesse quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Jaminon quarry, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

View of the Cornesse quarrying area, ca. 1920.

Jaminon quarry, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Neighbouring regions:

Herve, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Olne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Sprimont, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Theux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Verviers, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Pepinster	9,530 (2011)

Mindat Locality ID:

337379

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:337379:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Pepinster, Province de Liège, Région wallonne, Belgique

German:

Pepinster, Provinz Lüttich, Wallonische Region, Belgien

Italian:

Pepinster, Provincia di Liegi, Vallonia, Belgio

Russian:

Пепенстер, Льеж, Валлония, Бельгия

Simplified Chinese:

佩平斯特, 列日省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时

Spanish:

Pepinster, Provincia de Lieja, Región Valona, Bélgica

Basque:

Pepinster, Liejako probintzia, Valonia, Belgika

Breton:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgia

Bulgarian:

Пепенстер, Лиеж, Валония, Белгия

Catalan:

Pepinster, Província de Lieja, Valònia, Bèlgica

Cebuano:

Pepinster , Province de Liège, Wallonia, Belhika

Dutch:

Pepinster, Luik, Wallonië, België

Esperanto:

Pepinster, Lieĝo, Valonio, Belgio

Farsi/Persian:

پوپنسته, استان لیژ, والونی, بلژیک

Hungarian:

Pepinster, Liège, Vallónia, Belgium

Japanese:

ペパンステ, リエージュ州, ワロン地域, ベルギー

Limburgian:

Pepinster, Luuk, Wallonië, Belsj

Luxembourgish:

Pepinster, Provënz Léck, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch

Norwegian:

Pepinster, Liège, Vallonia, Belgia

Occitan:

Pepinster, Província de Lièja, Valonia, Belgica

Polish:

Pepinster, Liège, Region Waloński, Belgia

Portuguese:

Pepinster, Liège, Valônia, Bélgica

Romanian:

Pepinster, Liège, Valonia, Belgia

Slovak:

Pepinster, Lutyšsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko

Swedish:

Pepinster, Liège, Vallonien, Belgien

Vietnamese:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonie, Bỉ

Volapük:

Pepinster, Liège, Belgän

Walloon:

Pepinster, Province di Lidje, Walonreye, Beldjike

Waray:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonie, Belhika

Pepinster is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liège. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Pepinster proper, Cornesse, Soiron, Tancrémont, and Wegnez.

Mineralization in Upper Emsian Red Schists.

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ⓘ Schist

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ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

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

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Rutot, A. (1875) Sur la présence de barytine dans le schiste rouge du poudingue de Burnot. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 3, LIII.

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.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Flère, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Goffontaine, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

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

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Localities:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Goffontaine, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

Sohan, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Soiron, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Chinheid, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Sohan, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Goffontaine, Cornesse, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Forges Thiry, Pepinster, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

References:

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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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepinster
Wikidata ID:	Q710522
GeoNames ID:	2789191

Localities in this Region

Belgium

Wallonia
- Liège
  - Pepinster
    - Chinheid
    - ⭔Cornesse
    - Forges Thiry
    - Jaminon quarry
    - ⭔Sohan
    - ⭔Soiron

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References

Rutot, A. (1876) Note sur la présence de barytine dans le schiste rouge de l'étage du poudingue de Burnot. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 3: LIII (53). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/247975#page/61/mode/1up

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.

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsian

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