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


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Connellite

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
08788810017271980905412.jpg
Connellite

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

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
09116770017271980875813.jpg
Connellite

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Connellite
Formula:Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Comments:Associated with brochantite and langite.
Habit:fibroradiating spherules or aggregates up to 200µm.
Colour:deep blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Connellite 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:70409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70409:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Connellite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCoticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘSlag dump, Forêt, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘBleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘRotem slag locality, Rotem, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
References
Van Der Meersche, E. (1987) Connellite, Vielsalm. Nautilus Info, Ghent, June 1987.
Van Der Meersche, E. (1991) Connellite, Vielsalm. Mineralcolor, 1991, 5.
Hatert, F. (1996) Étude minéralogique préliminaire de quelques sulfures du massif de Stavelot. Mémoire de Licence, Université de Liège, 48 pages.
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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