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Rodenem Quarry

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Rodenem Quarry

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Location: Halle, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Charleroi-Brussels Canal – Ittre Marina loop from Halle

45.5km

02:38

140m

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2. Ronquières Houseboat Village – The swing bridge of Arquennes loop from Forest-Saint-Georges

85.0km

04:57

250m

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3. Moulins de Ruysbroeck – Ittre Marina loop from Hennuyères

54.2km

03:24

240m

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Willem VS

July 20, 2020

This slate quarry, known as the Rodenem quarry, is one of the first places (if you come from the north) where you see primary rocks on the surface. Dating back to the Cambrian period, this rock is a relic of an old quarry in the Rodenem district. The stone was used in many buildings in the region, such as the church of Lembeek, the Malakov tower, the former castle and the bridges over the canal. The rock was explored by geologists. It is an old massif that was formed 500 million years ago. Fossils have even been found to be about 520 million years old. The oldest geological description of this quarry dates from 1847. The quarry already existed in 1730, but little is known about the first exploitation.

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NancyR-TommyS

July 13, 2020

This slate quarry, known as the Rodenem quarry, is one of the first places (if you come from the north) where you see primary rocks on the surface. Dating back to the Cambrian period, this rock is a relic of an old quarry in the Rodenem district. The stone was used in many buildings in the region, such as the church of Lembeek, the Malakov tower, the former castle and the bridges over the canal. The rock was explored by geologists. It is an old massif that was formed 500 million years ago. Fossils have even been found to be around 520 million years old. The oldest geological description of this quarry dates from 1847. The quarry already existed in 1730, but little is known about the first exploitation.

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Location: Halle, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Rodenem Quarry

1. Charleroi-Brussels Canal – Ittre Marina loop from Halle

2. Ronquières Houseboat Village – The swing bridge of Arquennes loop from Forest-Saint-Georges

3. Moulins de Ruysbroeck – Ittre Marina loop from Hennuyères

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