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Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium

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References:
- du Ry, P., Fouassin, M., Jedwab, J. & Van Tassel, R. (1976): Occurence de chalcoalumite, de minéraux de tellure (teinéite et paratellurite) et de béryl à Salmchâteau, Ardennes belges. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 99, 47.

- http://membres.lycos.fr/minbe/massta-e.html
- http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [W. Schreyer et al. , Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 141, Issue 5, 2001, pp. 560-571. ]
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Andalusite
    var: Viridine
    (Al,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Small rounded crystals (0.5 mm) in dark violet banded shale.
    Reference: [http://www.dvminerals.com/uv.html]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ardennite-(As) (TL)
    Mn
    2+
    4
    		[(Al,Mg)
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,VO
     
    4
    		)|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Type Locality: Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © j vanheuverzwijn
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Balkanite ?
    Cu
     
    9
    		Ag
     
    5
    		HgS
     
    8
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Balyakinite
    CuTeO
     
    3
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [du Ry, P., Fouassin, M., Jedwab, J. & Van Tassel, R. (1976): Occurence de chalcoalumite, de minéraux de tellure (teinéite et paratellurite) et de béryl à Salmchâteau, Ardennes belges. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 99, 47.]
  		•  Bogdanovite ?
    (Au,Te,Pb)
     
    3
    		(Cu,Fe)
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Braunite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Mn
    3+
    6
    		[O
     
    8
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  Cacoxenite
    Fe
    3+
    24
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|O
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    17
    		] · 17H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcoalumite
    CuAl
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [du Ry, P., Fouassin, M., Jedwab, J. & Van Tassel, R. (1976): Occurence de chalcoalumite, de minéraux de tellure (teinéite et paratellurite) et de béryl à Salmchâteau, Ardennes belges. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 99, 47.; Handbook of Mineralogy]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © JDehove
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © Richard De Nul
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Crandallite
    CaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Danielsite ?
    (Cu,Ag)
     
    14
    		HgS
     
    8
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Davreuxite
    MnAl
     
    6
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    17
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © luigi chiappino
  		•  Denningite ?
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Ca,Zn)[Te
    4+
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Dickite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Florencite-(Ce)
    CeAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © JDehove
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Graemite
    Cu[TeO
     
    3
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  Hollandite
    Ba(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Description: Hollandite Sr-end member up to 60%. Hollandite is intergrown with braunite.
    Reference: [W. Schreyer et al. , Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 141, Issue 5, 2001, pp. 560-571. ]
  		•  Kanonaite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		Al[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: End-member ferrian kanonaite with formula (Mn3+ 3.69 Fe3+ 0.36) Al 3.95 Si 4.00 O 20 Mn is located in the Jahn-Teller dislocated octahedron of the andalusite-type structure. % Mn3+ increases with decreasing temperature (anticlockwise PTt path of extensional metamorphism).
    Reference: [Schreyer W., Bernhardt H.-J., Fransolet A.-M., Armbruster Th. (2004)]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © luigi chiappino
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Description: Retrograde breakdown reaction of less Mn-rich kanonaite.
    Reference: [W. Schreyer et al. , Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 147, Issue 3, 2004, pp. 276-287. ]
  		•  Langite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Libethenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  'Manganese Oxides'
    Reference: [E.-J. Bernhardt et al.: Eur. J. Min. 17(5):703–714 (2005)]
  		•  Melonite
    var: Palladian Melonite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Montroydite ?
    HgO
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Paratellurite
    TeO
     
    2
    Reference: [du Ry, P., Fouassin, M., Jedwab, J. & Van Tassel, R. (1976): Occurence de chalcoalumite, de minéraux de tellure (teinéite et paratellurite) et de béryl à Salmchâteau, Ardennes belges. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 99, 47.]
  		•  Posnjakite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  Pyrophyllite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © De Nul, Richard
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © JDehove
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
  		•  Stavelotite-(La) (TL)
    (La,Nd,Ca)
     
    3
    		Mn
    2+
    3
    		Cu(Mn
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mn
    4+
     
    		)
     
    26
    		[O
     
    5
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    6
    Type Locality: Le Coreux, Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    Reference: [E.-J. Bernhardt et al.: Eur. J. Min. 17(5):703–714 (2005)]
  		•  Strontiomelane
    SrMn
    4+
    6
    		Mn
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    16
    Reference: [W. Schreyer et al. , Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 141, Issue 5, 2001, pp. 560-571. ]
  		•  Teineite
    Cu[TeO
     
    3
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [du Ry, P., Fouassin, M., Jedwab, J. & Van Tassel, R. (1976): Occurence de chalcoalumite, de minéraux de tellure (teinéite et paratellurite) et de béryl à Salmchâteau, Ardennes belges. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 99, 47.]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © JDehove
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Turquoise
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Salm-Château, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
    © JCGP & MIR
  		•  Zemannite ?
    (H,Na)
     
    2
    		(Zn,Fe)
     
    2
    		(TeO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Salmchateau.htm]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    60 entries listed. 55 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Belgium
     
    • Luxembourg Province
      • Stavelot Massif
        • Vielsalm
          • Salm-Château

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