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Malachite from
Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Malachite

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Malachite, etc.

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Malachite

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Malachite, etc.

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Malachite

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Malachite, etc.

Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Sub-municipality
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chanly, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71479:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLa Lesse quarry, Resteigne, Tellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLimites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFond des Vaulx quarry, Wellin, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBaryte mine, Roptai forest, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘVal-de-Poix, Hatrival, Saint-Hubert, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘLa Flèche quarry, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘVieux Moulin de Remagne, Moircy, Libramont-Chevigny, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘLa Roche road cut, La-Roche-en-Ardenne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘRouillon, Annevoie-Rouillon, Anhée, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Forir, A. (1896) Chalcopyrite, malachite et azurite à Chanly. Annales de Société géologique de Belgique, 24, XXVIII.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
Blondieau, M. (1997) Recherches minières, mines et carrières de Famenne. Édition M. Blondieau, 111 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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