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Lithiophorite from
Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Lithiophorite
Formula:(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
MnO279.72 %
MnO10.68 %
Fe2O30.17 %
Al2O30.53 %
CaO0.26 %
MgO0.08 %
K2O3.38 %
Na2O0.84 %
Li2O0.48 %
CoO0.12 %
CuO0.08 %
SiO20.13 %
H2O3.76 %
Total:100.23 %
Sample references:
1 -
Laspeyres, H. (1876) Der Lithion-Psilomelane von Salmchâteau in Belgien und die chemische Constitution des Psilomelane. Journal für Praktische Chemie: 13: 1.
Comments:Microprobe analysis has shown, apart from Al and Mn, low contents of Co, Cu, Zn and Ni. According to Mélon et al. (1976), Laspeyre may have analysed a mixture of cryptomelane and lithiophorite (due to the relatively high K2O content).
Habit:Small masses associated with wavellite or quartz
Colour:dark grey to black
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Ion Microprobe
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lithiophorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1340447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1340447:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Lithiophorite in this Region
Ardennite-quartz veins, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Nearest other occurrences of Lithiophorite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘArdennite-quartz veins, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘThier del Preu quarry, Petit-Sart, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘCoticule mine dumps, Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘBeez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Laspeyres, H. (1876) Der Lithion-Psilomelane von Salmchâteau in Belgien und die chemische Constitution des Psilomelane. Journal für Praktische Chemie: 13: 1.
Fransolet, A.-M., Mélon, J. (1975) Données nouvelles sur des minéraux de Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 44, 157.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
 
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