Leffe Quarry, at "Montorgueil", Leffe
|
 |
 |
Caution! All the described sites are private properties or belong to
regulated public domains (natural reserves, forests…). An
authorization preliminary to any visit or excavation is of course
absolutely mandatory.
Coordinates
Carrière GRALEX de "Leffe" lieu-dit "Montorgueil" : 31U 636300E 5570900N
|
Description - Geology
|
 |
well known for its floating blonde calcites....and its beer !
On January 1st, 2009, after the demerging of the GRALEX Company, The Leffe quarry is owned by the HOLCIM Company.
|
see also
|
|
|
Aerial Views
|
|
click on pictures to enlarge.
© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
 Carrière
04-03-2010 |  Carrière
04-03-2010 |
|
Panoramic Views
|
|
click on pictures to enlarge.
© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
 Carrière GRALEX - (21-10-2006)
|
Pictures
|
|
click on pictures to enlarge.
© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
 Carrière Gralex à Montorgueil - Careful of my lunch packet! (21-10-2006) |  Carrière Gralex à Montorgueil - folds (21-10-2006) |  Carrière GRALEX - Montorgueil - numbered layers for the production of "castine" for the siderurgy (21-10-2006) |  Carrière GRALEX - Montorgueil - vertical folds (21-10-2006) |  Carrière GRALEX - Montorgueil - water for cleaning the cristals (21-10-2006) |  Carrière GRALEX - the working face (29-10-2005) |  Carrière GRALEX - Details of the fold (29-10-2005) |  Carrière GRALEX - Ah! Sorry that we couldn't use this engine ! (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - upright folds (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - a geod (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - another one (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - the one we discover thank our hard rock drill and we brook down (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - the one we discover thank our hard rock drill and we brook down (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - The block had holes like a " gruyère"( more holes….more calcite!!) (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - The block had holes like a " gruyère"( more holes….more calcite!!) (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - The block had holes like a " gruyère"( more holes….more calcite!!) (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - The block had holes like a " gruyère"( more holes….more calcite!!) (24-04-2004) |  Carrière GRALEX - hard rock drill for mine's holes (22-03-2003) |  Carrière GRALEX - General view (photo MAT) (23-03-2002) |  Carrière GRALEX - General view (photo MAT) (23-03-2002) |  Carrière GRALEX - a fault in the upright folds of the old quarry (23-03-2002) |  Carrière GRALEX - numbered folds (more than 100…a stratotype??) (23-03-2002) |  Carrière GRALEX - A Giant…. (23-03-2002) | ?
Your photos |
|
Data Base : Fossils
|
|
click on pictures to enlarge.
© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
If you have personal pictures of fossils, why don't you give them to us for publication ? Please write to us!
|
Data Base : Minerals
|
|
click on pictures to enlarge.
© Pictures : MJX, except otherwise specified.
If you have personal pictures of minerals, why don't you give them to us for publication ? Please write to us!
 aragonite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
sur cristaux de calcite (coll MJX) |  aragonite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
sur cristaux de calcite (coll MJX) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
coll MAT |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
photo & coll MSA |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
photo & coll MSA |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
photo & coll GLO |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
recouverte de pyrolusite - photo & coll GLO |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
coll MJX |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
coll MJX - distance entre les rainures 5cm |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
coll MJX - distance entre les rainures 5cm |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
macle - coll MJX |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
macle "papillon" - coll MJX |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
géode - coll MJX |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
géode - coll MJX | calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
Etranges cristaux de calcite recouverts d'aragonite (coll MJX) | calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
Etranges cristaux de calcite recouverts d'aragonite (coll MJX) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
avec cristallisation secondaire - (photo JDV) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
avec cristallisation secondaire - (photo JDV) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
avec cristallisation secondaire - (photo JDV) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
avec cristallisation secondaire - (photo JDV) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
coll MJX |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
(photo GLR coll RLS) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
(photo GLR coll RLS) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
(photo GLR coll RLS) |  calcite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
(photo GLR coll RLS) | pyrolusite
Montorgueil - carrière Gralex
sur calcite - photo & coll GLO |
|
Links
|
|
|
