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Quartz from
Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:308593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:308593:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘArdennite-quartz veins, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRailway Bridge [1], Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRailway Bridge [2], Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRiver, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘCopper-tellurium mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSalmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (east), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘThier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Schreyer, Werner, Fransolet, André-Mathieu, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen (2001) Hollandite–strontiomelane solid solutions coexisting with kanonaite and braunite in late quartz veins of the Stavelot Massif, Ardennes, Belgium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 141 (5) 560-571 doi:10.1007/s004100100260
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Depret, M., Hatert, F., Blondieau, M., Puccio, S., Erambert, M. M. L., Dal Bo, F., Bomal, F. (2024) Crystal chemistry of Belgian ardennites. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (4). 687-708 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-687-2024
 
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