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Cerfontaine, Namur, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
CerfontaineMunicipality
NamurProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cerfontaine4,500 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
337570
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337570:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Cerfontaine, Namen, Wallonië, België
French:
Cerfontaine, Province de Namur, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Cerfontaine, Provinz Namur, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Cerfontaine, Provincia di Namur, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Серфонтэн, Намюр, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
塞尔方丹, 那慕爾省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Cerfontaine, Provincia de Namur, Región Valona, Bélgica
Walloon:
Cerfontinne, Province di Nameur, Walonreye, Beldjike
Basque:
Cerfontaine, Namurreko probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Серфонтен, Намюр, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Cerfontaine, Província de Namur, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Cerfontaine , Province de Namur, Wallonia, Belhika
Esperanto:
Cerfontaine, Namuro, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
سرفونتن, استان نامور, والونی, بلژیک
Hungarian:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Vallónia, Belgium
Limburgian:
Cerfontaine, Name, Wallonië, Belsj
Luxembourgish:
Cerfontaine, Provënz Namouer, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Cerfontaine, Província de Namur, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Valônia, Bélgica
Romanian:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Cerfontaine, Namursko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Vallonien, Belgien
Vietnamese:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Belgän
Waray:
Cerfontaine, Namur, Wallonie, Belhika


Cerfontaine is a Walloon municipality located in Belgium in the province of Namur.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Associated with baryte
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: elongated according to [001], almost always twinned, sometimes terminated by {111} and {021} (Cesàro, 1897)
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Les Valisettes1379.5 - 376.1 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Frasnian moyen15382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Assise de Frasnes1382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Chemung1382.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Schuchertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Athyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Crinisarina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Crinisarina376.1 - 370.6 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Retrorstrophia retrorsa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Retrorstrophia : Retrorstrophia retrorsa379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Floweria pseudoelegans
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Areostrophiidae : Floweria : Floweria pseudoelegans376.1 - 370.6 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cleiothyridina davidsoni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina : Cleiothyridina davidsoni376.1 - 370.6 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria striatula
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : Schizophoria striatula382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Tylothyris mesacostalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Tylothyris : Tylothyris mesacostalis382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Athyris concentrica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris : Athyris concentrica372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerfontaine,_Belgium
Wikidata ID:Q715474

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