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Rocroi Massif, Rhenish Massif, Europei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rocroi Massif | Massif |
| Rhenish Massif | Massif |
| Europe | Continent |
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Nodular grey europium-rich monazite in Revinian (Potsdamian) schists of the Rocroi Massif. Located NNW of Charleville-Mézières, close to the Belgian border.
The Rocroi Massif is a geological massif in the Ardennes, located around Rocroi in France. The massif lies for a small part within Belgium.
The massif lies in a large folded structure called the Anticline of the Ardennes. This anticline was formed in the Hercynian orogeny. At the core of the anticline outcrops Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian rocks abound in a number of massifs. The surrounding rocks of the flanks of the anticline are of Devonian or Carbonic age, and are less competent than the massifs. That is why the massifs form higher plateaus in the landscape of the Ardennes. The elevation in the landscape at Rocroi is called the Plateau of Rocroi.
At Rocroi mainly quartzites and phyllites crop out. These rocks were deformed in both the Hercynian and the Caledonian orogeny. This manifests itself, for example, in many folds, quartz veins and fractures in the rock.
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Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) References: |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality 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 | 4 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massief_van_Rocroi |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q4846086 |
Localities in this Region
- Wallonia
- Namur
- Gedinne
- Willerzie
- Gedinne
- Namur
- Grand Est
- Ardennes
- Charleville-Mézières
- Bogny-sur-Meuse
- Monthermé
- Charleville-Mézières
- Ardennes
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
Europe
- Ardennes MountainsMountain Range
- Rhenish MassifMassif
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References
Quartzite quarry, Château-Regnault, Bogny-sur-Meuse, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France