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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments:Associated with arsenopyrite. Contains trace amounts of Fe and Ca.
Habit:acicular crystals up to 300µm, often in fibroradiating groups
Colour:colourless to whitish
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70426
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70426:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHourt quarry, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘGottessegen open pit, Griesberg, Kommern, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘBendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
 
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