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Locality Name:
Copper-tellurium-mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


mindat Locality ID: 296398
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296398.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper-tellurium-mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°16'1"N
Longitude: 5°54'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.266944444444,5.9091666666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClay
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteGarnetMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzRutile

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Anilite  (*)Azurite  (*)Balyakinite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graemite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Langite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Ottrélite  (*)Paratellurite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Teineite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4088
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Balyakinite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)04
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O091
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O20144
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graemite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·H2O06
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O0593
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)0234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2059
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO2020
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O0309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Teineite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·2H2O014


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