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Locality Name:
Ottré, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


mindat Locality ID: 279
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ottré, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Pagani Quarry

Latitude: 50°14'49"N
Longitude: 5°49'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.246944444444,5.8272222222222
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 Ba Be Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Be Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArdenniteCarpholiteChloriteChloritoidClayCorundumGarnetKaoliniteMica
NonePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRutileSpinelTurquoiseWavellite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Ardennite-(As)  (*)Carpholite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Davreuxite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Euclase  (*)Gahnite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kanonaite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Ottrélite  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sudoite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Ardennite-(As)  (*)ArdenniteMn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6034
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4025
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Davreuxite  (*)NoneMn2+Al6Si4O17(OH)206
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)0120
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312548314640
Kanonaite  (*)AndalusiteMn3+AlOSiO409
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)20210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2059
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212548361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sudoite  (*)Chlorite ClayMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8051
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1254831059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O125483484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-6Ottré, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-6
R060832Ottré, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060832

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