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Delafossite from
Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Delafossite

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

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

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
02790910017271981352688.jpg
Delafossite

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

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
02790910017271981352688.jpg
Delafossite

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Delafossite
Formula:Cu+Fe3+O2
Habit:small spherules or fibroradiated aggregates consisting of black acicular crystals
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite1
Chlorite Group1
Quartz1
Turquoise1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Delafossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70407:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Delafossite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCopper-tellurium mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSalmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘGoesdorf antimony mine, Goesdorf, Canton Wiltz, Luxembourg
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Van Der Meersche, E. (1998) Delafossite, Vielsalm. Mineralcolor, 1998, 43.
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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