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Galena from
Lompret quarry, Lompret, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Habit:cubes (often with octahedral faces) up to 5 mm; broken cubes > 1 cm
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte7
Cerussite6
Calcite3
Quartz1
Marcasite1
1
- var Crinoidea1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lompret quarry, Lompret, Chimay, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:862533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:862533:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
27.9km (17.3 miles) Bois le Duc, Foisches, Givet, Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, France
34.7km (21.6 miles) Gralex quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
39.7km (24.7 miles) Lead mine, Beauraing, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
39.9km (24.8 miles) Amercoeur colliery, Roux, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
44.3km (27.6 miles) Bascoup colliery, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
51.7km (32.1 miles) E411 road cut, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
51.8km (32.2 miles) Fond des Vaulx quarry, Wellin, Wellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
52.9km (32.8 miles) Baryte mine, Roptai forest, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
53.8km (33.4 miles) Velaine, Jambes, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
54.0km (33.6 miles) Limites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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