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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Wavellite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Wavellite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Wavellite, etc.

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Wavellite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Turquoise3
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70396
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70396:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (east), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSalmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘThier del Preu quarry, Petit-Sart, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘMenil, Arbrefontaine, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘColanhan, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘCoticule mine dumps, Bihain, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘAndrimont mine, Theux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘLa Rochette, Chaudfontaine, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘHozémont, Horion-Hozémont, Grâce-Hollogne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘMarsinne, Couthuin, Héron, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
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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