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Posted: Nov 19, 2013 16:45 Post subject: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Don't miss it! :
The "Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA)" celebrates this year its 50th anniversary.
On the occasion of this Golden Jubilee :
• a symposium was organized on 12th October on the "Mineralogy of Belgium", https://www.minerant.org/MKA50.html. Some impressions of this remarkable day : https://www.minerant.org/MKA/MKA50.html#videoC.
• a mineral exhibition "Minerals from Belgium and Congo" is running in the University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp. Mo-Fr 10-17 till 13th December (closed Sa, Su)
• a special issue of the journal "Geonieuws" on the "Mineralogy of Belgium" is published . This issue is also available in English translation as a pdf-file. It can be freely downloaded from : https://www.minerant.org/mineralsbelgium.pdf. We wish you interesting reading !
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Posted: Nov 28, 2013 15:38 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi all,
I begin today uploading some pics of the exhibition "MKA, 50 years young" of which Jordi spoke in the previous post. It displays belgian minerals and minerals of the former belgian colonies: Rwanda, Burundi and D.R. of Congo (especially the latter one).
The exhibition is composed of samples (collected personally in many cases) belonging to the following members of MKA: Raymond Dedeyne, Rik Dillen, Jef Leybaert, Cyriel Matthé, Ludo Van Goethem, Paul Van hee, Albert Vercammen, Renaud Vochten and Iván Blanco. The exhibition includes some historical specimens of the Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen Brussels, and the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle du Luxembourg, whom we do thank for their cooperation.
As an "aperitif", here is an overview of the 17 display cases.
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Nov 29, 2013 14:01 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi, here some pics of the first display case. Sorry for the quality of some photos.
To have an idea of the specimen's dimension, please consider that the labels are 64 mm wide (~2.5 inches).
Enjoy it!
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Aragonite, Calcite Jemelle, Rochefort, Namur Province, Belgium 7 x 5 cm aprox. This specimen is visible under UV ilumination on the previous photo (DC1_1). (Aragonite is yellow and calcite is red). |
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Baryte, Calcite Lompret, Chimay, Hainaut Province, Belgium 15 x 10 cm aprox. Although small baryte crystals of about 1cm have been found in Lompret during 2012 (left specimen), in may 2013 a great long pocket was open, and this specimen to the right is just an example. |
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Ardennite-(As), Quartz Salmchâteau (Type Locality), Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 25 x 15 cm aprox. This Ardennite-(As) specimen is one of the best known from the type locality. |
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Ardennite-(As), Quartz Salmchâteau (Type Locality), Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 15 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Dolomite Namêche, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium |
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Dolomite Namêche, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 3 x 3 cm aprox. A nice "saddle" dolomite. |
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Dolomite, Chalcopyrite Herstal, Liège Province, Belgium 9 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Dolomite Herstal, Liège Province, Belgium 11 x 4 cm aprox. |
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Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz Herstal, Liège Province, Belgium 6 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Celestine, Calcite Wellin, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 15 x 8 cm aprox. |
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This is the first MKA's account book of 1963. |
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First pagina of the MKA member's list in 1973 |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Dec 01, 2013 17:08 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi all,
Let's go further with the second display case.
I just remind you that labels are 64 mm wide (~2.5 inches).
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Destinezite Argenteau (Type Locality), Visé, Liège Province, Belgium 12 x 10 cm aprox. Destinezite microcrystals in a brain-like concretion. |
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Galene, Calcite Villers-en-Fagne, Philippeville, Namur Province, Belgium 13 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Galena Herbeumont, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 15 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Galena Herbeumont, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 15 x 6 cm aprox. Detail of the previous picture |
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Crandallite Blaton, Mons, Hainaut Province, Belgium 5 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Fluorite, Calcite, Baryte Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Rochefort, Namur Province, Belgium 22 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Hydrozincite Dumps of Vieille Montagne, Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 15 x 10 cm aprox. White acicular crystals of hydrozincite grown in the mine dumps between chuncks and rocks such as this piece of crucible. |
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Fluorite Gimnée, Philippeville, Namur Province, Belgium 12 x 10 cm aprox. Rough purple fluorite crystals showing cube, octahedron, and rhombic dodecahedron faces. |
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"Schalenblende" La Calamine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 17 x 7 cm aprox. Cut and polished slice |
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"Schalenblende" La Calamine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 17 x 7 cm aprox. Detail of the cut and polished slice |
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Millerite, Dolomite Houthalen, Limburg Province, Belgium 10 x 8 cm aprox. |
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Millerite, Dolomite Houthalen, Limburg Province, Belgium 10 x 8 cm aprox. Detail of the previous picture |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Dec 01, 2013 17:28 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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We continue further in the second display case...
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Calcite Schelle, Hemiksem, Antwerp Province, Belgium 6 x 5 cm aprox. In the clay pits arround the city of Antwerp calcite-filled septarian concretions may reach 1.2 meters in diameter, and are commonly found in the range of 30 to 50 cm in diameter. |
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Smoky Quartz Richelle, Visé, Liège Province, Belgium 18 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Pyrite, Calcite Daman Clay Pit, Schelle, Hemiksem, Antwerp Province, Belgium 8 x 6 cm aprox. Pyrite is another classical mineral found in the septarian concretions arround Antwerp. |
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Hematite Frassem, Arlon, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 10 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Fluorite Doische, Philippeville, Namur Province, Belgium 28 x 25 cm aprox. |
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Dolomite after calcite Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 40 x 35 cm aprox. |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Dec 02, 2013 14:00 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Today I upload the display case N°3
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Smithsonite La Calamine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 22 x 12 cm aprox. One of the best known specimens of smithsonite (if not the best) from "La Calamine". The mine was abandoned and flooded in 1884, so all the pieces in the collections are from the nineteenth century. This one was in the collection of Henri Buttgenbach, Professor of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Petrology of the University of Liege in the first quarter of the twentieth century. |
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Smithsonite La Calamine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 8 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Wavelite Haut-le-Wastia, Anhée, Namur Province, Belgium 8 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Minyulite Richelle, Visé, Liège Province, Belgium 8 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Smithsonite (blue) Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 15 x 5 cm aprox. This is one of the few preserved specimens of blue smithsonite from Moresnet, showing beautiful rice-like crystals. |
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Smithsonite Welkenraedt, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium 7 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Hemimorphite Moresnet, Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 10 x 10 cm aprox. Transparent hemimorphic crystals of hemimorphite to 1 cm, another historical specimen. |
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Willemite Moresnet (Type Locality), Kelmis, Liège Province, Belgium 7 x 5 cm aprox. Classical orange willemite from the type locality. |
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Romanechite Bihain, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 20 x 8 cm aprox. |
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Turquoise, Quartz Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 8 x 8 cm aprox. |
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Rhodochrosite Lienne valley, Stavelot Massif, Liège Province, Belgium 15 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Rhodochrosite Moët-Fontaine, Rahier, Stoumont, Lienne valley, Stavelot Massif, Liège Province, Belgium 10 x 6 cm aprox. Cut and polished specimen |
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Vantasselite Bihain (Type Locality), Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 24 x 10 cm aprox. Silky white rosettes of Vantasselite on slate. The species was named after Professor René Van Tassel, member of MKA, who sadly passed away in March this year. The MKA honours his memory by showing some pieces of his collection in this exhibition. |
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Book "Minerals of Belgium" |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Dec 04, 2013 17:07 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi,
the display case No. 4 is dedicated to the quarry located near Mont-sur-Marchienne, which has produced calcites with a great variety of crystal habits and combinations of forms. Twinned calcites are one of the identity signs of this quarry, which is already history.
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The number 42 (November-December 2002) of the journal "Le Règne Minéral" devotes a full article to this quarry. The specimen of the cover is shown in this case. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium Twinned specimens where the scalenohedron is the main form. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 22 x 15 cm aprox. Specimen of the cover of "Le Règne Minéral" N°42. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 8 x 8 cm aprox. Scalenohedral calcite crystals developing a second calcite generation. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 11 x 11 cm aprox. Calcite crystals formed by obtuse rhombohedron with less developed faces of hexagonal prism, twinned according to [00.1]. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 18 x 7 cm aprox. Twinned scalenohedral calcite (prismatic development) regrowth by a second generation of yellowish calcite. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 8 x 7 cm aprox. Twinned calcite |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium Twinned calcite crystals |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 8 x 8 cm aprox. Twinned crystals on (00.1) |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 9 x 4 cm aprox. Twinned scalenohedral crystals with prismatic development, forming a "closed twin", known as "Pope's mitre" |
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Quartz, Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 5 x 4 cm aprox. Quartz crystals lining a cavity and epimorphic on calcite |
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Quartz Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 5 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 26 x 14 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Pont-à-Nôle quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 18 x 18 cm aprox. |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Dec 06, 2013 15:10 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Goodnight,
Specimens of calcite from the quarries of Beez, Solvay (Couillet) and Biesmerée are shown in the display case N° 5. Some of them were collected in the decades of the 60's and 70's of the past century.
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Calcite Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 9 x 9 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 12 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 10 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur Province, Belgium 15 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur Province, Belgium 5 x 2 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur Province, Belgium 9 x 3 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur Province, Belgium 15 x 13 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Solvay quarry, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 18 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 12 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Beez, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 24 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur Province, Belgium 25 x 13 cm aprox. |
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Posted: Jan 27, 2014 04:24 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi,
Let’s continue travelling across the world of Belgian calcites with the display case N°6, where representative specimens from Leffe, Rhisnes, Bioul, Chokier, Namèche, Couillet (Solvay), Landelies, Resteigne and Loverval are shown. Again some of them were collected in the decades of the 60's and 70's of the past century, even in the 19th century.
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Calcite Leffe, Dinant, Namur Province, Belgium 14 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Calcite (Twinned) Leffe, Dinant, Namur Province, Belgium 10 x 9 cm aprox. |
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Calcite (Twinned) Leffe, Dinant, Namur Province, Belgium 13 x 12 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Bioul, Anhée, Namur Province, Belgium 12 x 12 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Chokier, Flemalle, Liège Province, Belgium 17 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Rhisnes, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Calcite with handwritten label and indexed faces by Dr. Giuseppe Cesàro (1849-1939), Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy, University of Liege, who first described the fraipontite. Buttgenbach & Gillet honored him by naming cesarolite a new discovered species. |
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Calcite Rhisnes, Namur, Namur Province, Belgium 22 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Belgium 10 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Namêche, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 6 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Posted: Jan 27, 2014 04:28 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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and here are the last three of the 5th show case.
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Calcite (Twinned) Landelies, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut Province, Belgium 9 x 5 cm aprox. The "twinned triangles" are one of the hallmarks of this quarry. |
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Calcite Resteigne, Tellin, Luxembourg Province, Belgium 15 x 12 cm aprox. |
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Calcite Loverval, Gerpinnes, Hainaut Province, Belgium 30 x 20 cm aprox.
The specimen to the left is from: Loverval, Gerpinnes, Hainaut Province, Belgium
while the sample to the right is from : Landelies, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut Province, Belgium (18 x 18 cm aprox.) |
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Peter
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Posted: Jan 27, 2014 08:24 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Congratulations to 50 years! Just when I started to collect myself. Sorry I missed your besautiful exhibit but thank you for posting here.
This specimen:
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Description: Hematite
Frassem, Arlon, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
10 x 7 cm aprox.
Should it be magnetite or hematite pseudomorph after Magnetite?
Best regards
Peter
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Jan 28, 2014 14:10 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi,
The display case N°7 shows specimens from multi coloured fluorites, marcasite and Schalenblende from Seilles and quartz from Walhain.
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 5 x 5 cm aprox. Octahedron |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 5 x 5 cm aprox. Bicoloured octahedron |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 9 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 5 x 4 cm aprox. |
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Marcasite, Galena, Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 22 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Marcasite, Galena, Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 22 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Posted: Jan 28, 2014 14:16 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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....and now the lower part of the display case N°7:
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Fluorites Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Cleavage octahedron and cut fluorite |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Cleavage octahedron and cut fluorite |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Cleavage octahedron and cut fluorite |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Cleavage octahedron and cut fluorite |
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Fluorite Boltry quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 2 x 2 cm aprox. Cleavage octahedron and cut fluorite |
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Quartz Nil-St Vincent-St Martin, Walhain, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 40 x 20 cm aprox. This is an historic quartz specimen, added in 1946 to the collection of Professor René Van Tassel (1916-2013) |
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Crystallographic study of quartz from Nil-Saint-Vincent, by D. Vanhove, published in 1899. |
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Posted: Jan 29, 2014 15:46 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Hi,
The N°8 displays groups of gypsum crystals from Betekom and Niel, sulphides from Seilles and a quartz from Bierghes.
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Gypsum (twinned) Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 12 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Gypsum (twinned) Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 7 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Gypsum (twinned) Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 15 x 11 cm aprox. |
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Bucket excavator in operation at Betekom in 1972. Photo © Rik Dillen. Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium Bucket excavators are currectly in use in other clay pits extracting the same Oligocene Boom clay Formation. |
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Gypsum (twinned) Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 14 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Gypsum (twinned) Betekom, Begijnendijk, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 16 x 9 cm aprox. |
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Gypsum (twinned) Niel, Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium 3 x 3 cm aprox. |
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Posted: Jan 29, 2014 15:50 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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.....sulphides from Seilles and a quartz from Bierghes.
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Galena on Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 12 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Galena on Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 7 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Marcasite, Calcite on Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 14 x 8 cm aprox. |
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Galena, Calcite, Schalenblende Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 10 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Marcasite, Calcite Cimetière quarry, Seilles, Andenne, Namur Province, Belgium 15 x 15 cm aprox. |
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Quartz, "Chlorite" Porphyry quarry, Bierghes, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 40 x 20 cm aprox. The sample is from the recent finds in 2010-2012. |
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Posted: Feb 05, 2014 15:41 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Today we conclude this "fast tour" through Belgium with the showcase 9. Then we will continue with the former Belgian colonies: D.R.Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
The display case N ° 9 is basically dedicated to the porphyry quarry of Quenast, one of the largest quarries in Europe. Quenast has been and continues to be –together with other nearby quarries such as Bierghes- the primary source of porphyry rocks for construction in Belgium and the north of France.
The porphyry rocks in this area of the Silurian period (about 435 million years ago), formed during the Caledonian orogeny, in a subvolcanic environment associated with a subduction zone (Gondwana subducted under Avalonia).
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Epidote, Calcite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 9 x 9 cm aprox. |
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Epidote, « kaolinite » Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 15 x 10 cm aprox. |
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Epidote, Calcite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 5 x 4 cm aprox. |
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Epidote Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 17 x 10 cm aprox. This is one of the best known epidote specimens from Quenast, with crystals bigger than 3cm. |
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Epidote Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 17 x 10 cm aprox. The same specimen of the previus picture, viewed from the other side of the case. |
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Calcite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 12 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Orthoclase, Calcite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 7 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Oolitic Hematite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 7 x 6 cm aprox. |
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Pyrite Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 6 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Gypsum Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 10 x 10 cm aprox. Dynamite cartridge with neoformed acicular crystals of gypsum. |
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Quartz, Epidote, Tourmaline Porphyry Quarry, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 7 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Quartz Porphyry Quarry, Bierghes, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province, Belgium 65 x 50 cm aprox. The sample is from the recent finds 2010-2012. |
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Posted: Feb 11, 2014 17:13 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Let’s go today with the showcase N°10, the first one dedicated to the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ex. Belgian Congo; Ex. Zaire).
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Mineral export document, which reads:
"Union Minière du Haut Katanga (UMHK), Congolese LLCs, located in Elizabethville, represented by Mr. Gerard Assoignon and Giullieme Derriks, deputy directors, hereby authorize the possession, exportation from the Belgian Congo and import to Belgium of the following minerals from their mines, by Mr. Van EE (should read Van Hee), Customs Inspector at Leopoldville:
- 1 specimen of Siegenite from Shinkolobwe - 1 specimen of Dioptase from Tantara - 1 specimen of Asbolane from Kabolela - 1 specimen of native Copper from Kambove - 1 specimen of crystallized Baryte on Malachite from Shangulowe
Elizabethville, April 30, 1956 |
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Copper Kambove, Katanga, D.R.Congo 9 x 4 cm aprox. (Specimen mentioned in the previous letter) |
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Baryte, Malachite Shangulowe Mine, Kambove, Katanga, D.R.Congo 8 x 4 cm aprox. (Specimen mentioned in the previous letter) |
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Dioptase Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Katanga, D.R.Congo 9 x 8 cm aprox. (Specimen mentioned in the previous letter) My apologies for the horrible bluish color of this “green beauty”. |
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Diamond Kasai, D.R.Congo 0.9 x 0.9 cm aprox. |
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Gold Kivu, D.R.Congo Box is 3 x 3 cm |
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“Tantalite“ Elota, Kivu, D.R.Congo 9 x 9 cm aprox. |
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“Columbite“ Mapembe, D.R.Congo 6 x 4 cm aprox. |
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“Wolframite“, Quartz Eteatu, Maniema, D.R.Congo 10 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Posted: Feb 11, 2014 17:20 Post subject: Re: Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) celebrates its 50th anniversary |
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Now the rest of the showcase N° 10...
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Gold dust The glass tube is about 9 cm long, containing 0.2 g. This gold dust was in the collection of Jean Soudan (BE), which was sent with the army to the Belgian Congo in 1960 to maintain order after the declaration of independence. The curiosity is that this gold powder was exchanged to the local people by cigarettes. |
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Hydropyrochlor Lueshe Mine, Kivu, D.R.Congo (Type Locality) Bigger crystal: 0.6 x 0.6 cm. |
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Lueshite Lueshe Mine, Kivu, D.R.Congo (Type Locality) 1 x 1 cm. |
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Corundum (Sapphire) Bolobole Mine, Kivu, D.R.Congo Boxes are 3 x 3 cm |
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Bismut Maya-Moto, Kivu, D.R.Congo 5 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Diamond Kasai, D.R. Congo Box is 3 x 3 cm |
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Mottramite Toni, Mbanza-Mguru, Lower Congo, D.R.Congo 6 x 5 cm aprox. |
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Anglesite Mbanza-Mguru, Lower Congo, D.R.Congo 9 x 8 cm aprox. |
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Malachite Kolwezi, Katanga, D.R.Congo 30 x 30 cm aprox. |
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"Participation" (share) in the gold mines of Kilo-Moto, dated in 1944. |
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The Stone of Yellala "Written" in 1485 by Diego Cao, a Portuguese explorer. It is the first trace of the arrival of Europeans in these territories. The boy in shorts is Paul Van Hee, current president of our Mineral Club (MKA), photographed at the Stone of Yellala in 1956. |
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