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


mindat Locality ID: 278773
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278773.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cahai (Cahay), Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Tier Des Carrières

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcoalumiteChalcophyllite
ChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayCobaltiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurTetradymiteTurquoiseVolborthiteWarditeWavellite
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 nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe125478489
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21254782162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51254781310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1254782734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1254783250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1254789052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12547811547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41254785516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61254781633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O125478280
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O12547891
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1254785707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O125478194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212547827198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81254781756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS125478966
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O125478295
Copper  (*)CopperCu1254783846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1254784165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6125478310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16125478599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1254782970
Davreuxite  (*)NoneMn2+Al6Si4O17(OH)21254786
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2125478144
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)125478481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4125478651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1254781027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16125478300
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O125478345
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)612547873
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1254782740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4125478445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12547824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1254787437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12547830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1254786890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312547814640
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612547865
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS4125478142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31254785433
Kanonaite  (*)AndalusiteMn3+AlOSiO41254789
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41254785591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O125478593
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)125478234
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2125478210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412547814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212547812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21254785674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2125478207
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O125478443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1254781107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21254785800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3125478140
Montanite  (*)NoneBi3+2Te6+O6·nH2O (0 ≤ n ≤ 2/3)12547822
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212547817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1254782349
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)212547859
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O125478428
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6125478477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O125478309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4125478369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212547839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21254783106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2125478771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81254789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212547861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1254781711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21254785614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1254781153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1254786417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31254781214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12547821482
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O125478263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1254782045
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe125478190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3125478276
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1254781101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1254781059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O125478484
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O125478155
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O12547858
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O125478374
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3125478297
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O12547895
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41254781655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)125478939


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