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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bernissart, Jardin Géologique - Museum in Belgium in Hainaut

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Monday, 12 July 2021  Page Views: 400

MuseumsSite Name: Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Country: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 4.114 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Hainaut Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Mons
Latitude: 50.478700N  Longitude: 3.645100E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Partial view. June 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Exhibiting samples of major geological formations to be found in Belgium, each documented by short information panels.

Het Stenenpad, near Genk, is a similar collection.
Free access. Car park at the entrance, off Rue Lotard.
The Jardin géologique is a recent addition to the Musée de l'Iguanodon, about 500 m away in the same street.
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Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : No prize for guessing what laid inside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Landenian sandstone, quite often selected for 'menhirs' which quite often assume the shape of a trapeze in Belgium. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Carboniferous. Best is to see it with naked eyes, and touch it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Cambrian, the oldest rock formation to be found in Belgium. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bernissart, Jardin Géologique
Bernissart, Jardin Géologique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Samples of rock are displayed in chronological order. First panel : a shirt recap. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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