Alphonse Briart (1825-1898) was supervisor of the coal mines at Bascoup and Mariemont near Morlanwelz in the Hainaut province of Belgium, and a geologist who studied that region. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Morlanwelz is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Hainaut ( French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit During the period 1863-1896 he and Francois Cornet published a number of books and papers describing fossils and geological structures found near Mons. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian They devised theories - now generally accepted - as to the geological history of the region. After Cornet's death in 1887, Briart continued to write alone. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The mineral Briartite is named for his grandson, Gaston Briart. Briartite is an opaque iron-grey metallic Sulfide Mineral, Cu2(ZnFeGeS4 with traces of Ga and Sn found as inclusions in other Germanium Gaston Briart was a Belgian Geologist and Mining engineer who worked and studied rock formations at Prince Léopold mine Kipushi, Katanga
Life events
- 1825 Born at Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
- 1844 Graduates with diplôme d’ingénieur from the École des Mines in Mons
- 1844 Practical mining training at Mons
- 1846 Joins the coal mines of Mariemont and Bascoup
- 1855 Marries Elise Deltenre
- 1863 First geological publication, in collaboration with Fr. Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian Cornet
- 1866 A. Briart and Fr. Cornet receive gold medal of Société des sciences, arts, et lettres du Hainaut for a paper on the Cretaceous terrain of Hainaut. The Cretaceous (kriːˈteɪʃəs, usually abbreviated 'K' for its German translation "Kreide" is a geologic period and system, reaching from the end of Hainaut ( French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon
- 1867 Flint discoveries at Mesvin with Cornet & de Lehaie
- 1867 Correspondent member, Royal Academy of Belgium
- 1868 Named Chief Engineer of the coal mines of Mariemont and Bascoup
- 1871 Founder member of Société géologique de Belgique
- 1874 Full member, Royal Academy of Belgium
- 1875 Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold
- 1877 Publishes memoir Sur le relief du sol en Belgique après les temps paléozoïques
- 1888 President, the alumni association of the École des Mines in Hainaut
- 1890 Officier de l’Ordre de Léopold
- 1894 Receives décoration spéciale de première class for promoters/administrators of mutual societies
- 1894 Publishes La Géologie des environs de Fontaine-l'Évêque et de Landelies
- 1895 Geological trip to Chile
- 1897 Commandeur de l’Ordre de Léopold
- 1898 Dies at Morlanwelz
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Flint (or flintstone) is a hard sedimentary Cryptocrystalline form of the Mineral Quartz, categorized as a variety of Chert There are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country Dutch ( Flanders) and French The Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era (from the Greek palaio (παλαιο "old" and zoe (ζωη "life" meaning "ancient life" Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Morlanwelz is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic