Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tier Des Carrières, Cahai (Cahay), Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

mindat Locality ID: 7959
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7959.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tier Des Carrières, Cahai (Cahay), Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°16'29"N
Longitude: 5°55'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.274722222222,5.9225

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Turquoise	Volborthite	Wardite	Wavellite
Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti U V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti U V Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcoalumite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Cobaltite Connellite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur Tetradymite Turquoise Volborthite Wardite Wavellite
Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Davreuxite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kanonaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Montanite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Ottrélite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strengite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Volborthite ()*
Wardite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	280
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	310
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Davreuxite ()*	None	Mn²⁺Al₆Si₄O₁₇(OH)₂	6
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	144
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	300
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	345
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2740
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	65
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Kanonaite ()*	Andalusite	Mn³⁺AlOSiO₄	9
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	234
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	207
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	140
Montanite ()*	None	Bi³⁺₂Te⁶⁺O₆·nH₂O (0 ≤ n ≤ 2/3)	22
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2349
Ottrélite ()*	Chloritoid	Mn²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	59
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	428
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	263
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2045
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	276
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1101
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1059
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	484
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	155
Wardite ()*	Wardite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	58
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	297
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	939

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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