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


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Wulfenite

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

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

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
03806270017362155932635.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
00214650017271985917620.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
00865270017271985935579.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
09716900017365866233640.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
03806270017362155932635.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
00214650017271985917620.jpg
Wulfenite

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
00865270017271985935579.jpg
Wulfenite

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

Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Qualitative chemical analyses show (apart from Pb and Mo as major elements) non-negligible amounts of Fe and Cu.
Habit:usually as combinations of {101} and {112}, sometimes with less developed {104} facets; sometimes more elongated crystals, composed of very steep quadroctahedra with curved faces
Colour:white, caramel brown, greasy lustre
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite 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:70424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70424:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘSur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘGottessegen open pit, Griesberg, Kommern, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘBreitenbenden, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘLa Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
68.8km (42.7 miles) ⓘLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Hatert, F., Blondiau, M., Dehove, J., Fransolet, A-M. (1998) Les minéraux secondaires en relation avec les sulfures de la region de Vielsalm, Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royal des Sciences de Liège, 67(6), 281-289.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Houssa, M., Coune, F. (2000) Native gold, native silver and secondary minerals in the quartz veins from Bastogne, Belgium. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre, 70, 223-229.
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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