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Braunite from
Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Braunite

Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Braunite

Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Braunite

Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Comments:Intimately associated with kanonaite. Microprobe analysis reveals the presence of Ba and Sr in low proportions (Schreyer et al., 2001).
Habit:fine blades parallel to the stratification; fine-grained
Colour:creamy grey with a brown tint (thin section)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Ion Microprobe
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:75439
Long-form Identifier:1:3:75439:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSalmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘThier del Preu quarry, Petit-Sart, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘNiveligsberg, Drees, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Herbosch, A. (1967) La viridine et la braunite de Salmchâteau. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie: 76: 183-205. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/076-%201967/bsbg_76_1967_p183-205.pdf
Kramm, Ulrich (1979) Kanonaite-rich viridines from the Venn-Stavelot Massif, Belgian Ardennes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 69 (4) 387-395 doi:10.1007/bf00372264
Schreyer, Werner, Fransolet, André-Mathieu, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen (2001) Hollandite–strontiomelane solid solutions coexisting with kanonaite and braunite in late quartz veins of the Stavelot Massif, Ardennes, Belgium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 141 (5) 560-571 doi:10.1007/s004100100260
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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