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Aragonite from
Moresnet, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Sub-municipality
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Misinterpretation of the reference, the authors are implying the Moresnet mining district, not the village itself.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moresnet, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1352319
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1352319:4
GUID (UUID V4):4d76031a-f062-4b76-a3c0-95424e6ed0a0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
2.0km (1.2 miles) Bleyberg mine, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
2.3km (1.4 miles) Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
6.1km (3.8 miles) Rabotrath mine, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
17.1km (10.6 miles) Münsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) Breinigerberg Mine, Breinig, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.3km (11.4 miles) Binsfeldhammer lead smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18.4km (11.4 miles) Birkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
20.8km (13.0 miles) Concordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21.3km (13.3 miles) Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21.4km (13.3 miles) Sarolay, Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
La Reid Lontzen Magnée Membach Montzen Moresnet Neu-Moresnet Olne Pepinster Polleur Stembert Theux Verviers...du Synclinorium de Verviers, de la Province de Liège et de la Belgique III.l.l. Observations III.1.2...rapports miniers. Figure 76.- Priem (commune de Moresnet). a. Vue en plan (sous les terrains de couverture)...(tous les gisements sont situés dans la Province de Liège), l'âge des roches encaissantes ou encore d'autres...bureaux ou installations (Prayon =La Rochette, Moresnet = La Calamine). Exceptionnellement, c'est le nom
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for phosgenite and of calcite for fast-reacting aragonite and hydrozincite (O'Neil, 1986). H.A. Gilg et...41-G cc Crystals 62-G cc Crystals Liège district, Eastern Belgium RN1996a sm Clear crystals, outer part...Boni et al. (2003a) Boni et al. (2003a) Moresnet Moresnet − 9.8 − 11.6 28.8 28.2 Coppola et al. (2007-this...(continued) Sample no Mineral Description Liège district, Eastern Belgium RN2008c sm Brownish massive matrix...Reference Moresnet − 8.8 28.1 Coppola et al. (2007-this volume) Moresnet Moresnet Moresnet La Calamine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The “calamine” nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical...Germany c Geological Survey of Belgium, 13 Rue Jenner, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium d Geologisch-Paläontologisches...4 to − 14.7‰. The metallic deposits of Eastern Belgium have undergone a polyphase history, which started...2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Belgium; Zinc; Nonsulfide; Calamine; Mineralogy; Geochemistry;...Zn ore began in many parts of Europe, including Belgium, during the Roman period and continued through
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
calamine from Moresnet with the form/,'gypsum from Corphaliewith the form-e; aragonite from Lavoir with...Apophyllite, new to Belgium, has been found at Quenast,and zonal groupings of hopeite at Moresnet. A complex clay
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1925b); pitchblende,coffinite,pyrite, chalcocite, aragonite(Lebedev, 1965, p. 29 and elsewhere),and even metallic...enlargementof the preexistingsphalIII (from Moresnet, Belgium), which are assumed erite fibers past the...strings "varve" color. European Deposits Moresnet,Belgium.--This district,which liesabout 10 km southwestof...73659and ER 67-64 from the Eschbroichmine, near Moresnet(lat. 50ø4YN; long.5ø59'E), andUSNM R 549,fromWelkenraedt...fromWelkenraedt, whichis about5 km southof Moresnet(lat. 50ø39'N; long. 5ø58'E). Sample 73659 containsdendritic
Journal (issue)
minerals crystallinity adamitc agarditc anglcsite aragonite arseniosiderite aurichalcite auslinitc azurite...(Y,Ca)Cu6(As04)3a3H20. Sprays about Aragonite. CaC03. Aragonite occurs scattered 1 mm across of very...has deposited calcite and aragonite over the hanging wall surface. Aragonite needles have grown like All...fraipontite is similar to the type material from Moresnet, Belgium, the chemical composition shows some interesting...and significantly higher copper than those from Moresnet and Laurion. Gold. Au. Although not a secondary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SW Sardinia (Italy): evidence for Zn2+-induced aragonite precipitation in comparatively wet climatic conditions... The ‘‘calamine” nonsulfide Zn–Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical...province de Liège. Congrès International Mines, Métallurgie, Mécanique et Géologie Appliquée, Liège 1905. Vaillant-Carmanne...région de Moresnet. Congrès International Mines, Métallurgie, Mécanique et Géologie Appliquée, Liège 1905
Journal (issue)
Grandjean Faden quartz from Bierghes, Brabant, Belgium ...................................... 441 by H...437 Faden Quartz From Bierghes, Brabant, Belgium Harjo Neutkens1 Stijn Claeys2 Tom Costes3 The...The finest faden quartz specimens ever found in Belgium, rivaling the best from any classic locality worldwide...habits have been found there as well. INTRODUCTION Belgium: a haphazard collection of Walloon (French), Flemish...Roger de Vlaeminck and Tom Boonen. The fact that Belgium also played an important role in the development
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Anhydrite Anorthite Apatite A, B, Apophyllite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Aurichalcite Axinite...chalcophanite are also found in calcite veins. Aragonite coats cracks with radiating rosettes of needles...description of the well-known zinc deposits at Moresnet, Belgium. Here there are vast sphalerite replacement
Journal (issue)
Grossularite after Diopside. Vask6, Hungary Gypsum after Aragonite. Bastennes, France Magnetite after Brookite. Magnet...rhodochrosite after calcite, albite after adularia, aragonite after witherite, chalcopyrite after sphalerite...sodium nitrate on calcite and potassium nitrate on aragonite. Pseudomorphs of the dolomite after calcite type...peptization of the adsorbent. (Calcite after aragonite by incrustation type; also incrustation pseudomorphs...of calcite after aragonite, as distinct from the paramorphs of calcite after aragonite in which there has
Book (volume)
SITCCESSEUn DE DAUDDY ET U), RUE DES MAISON A LIÈGE, C'® SAIIN'I’S-PÈRES, liUE U) UE LA RÉGENCE... II. :i35 11.226 11. I. 80 333 Allophane Aragonite 1.239 d’), Gard. 1V.749 111.686 II. 232 Brochantile... 136 Quartz Quarlzine 111. 42 III. 691 Aragonite Aubigny, Ardennes. Marcasilc Aubigny-la-Ronce...Bayonne-Briscous (bassin salilëre de), Basses-Pyrénées. Aragonite 111.678 Gypse nM73 Bayonnette (concession...1. filon dej, près \ 'illel'ranche, 1V.651 Aragonite 111.686 Haryline lA’. Ghalcopyrile Chrysocole
Catalog/List
81B82 WILLEMITE, Vieille Montagne, Moresnet, near Aix-La-Chapelle, Belgium. (a) very nice crystallized gemmy...rich ••• $25.00 81B123 TARNOWITZITE (VAR. OF ARAGONITE), Tarnowitz (tarnowskie gory), Silesia, Poland...on mostly pyrite (4 x 4 cm) .•• $5.00 81B138 ARAGONITE, Girgenti, Sicily, Italy. (a) good small cabinet...cabinet specimen (7 x 9 cm) of buff aragonite crystals with massive sulfur. Three main crystals (to 2.5 x
Catalog/List
(large Apophyllite xtl). 2-Jx2ix1^", £10.00. 20. ARAGONITE(Floss Ferri). Kamareza Central Mine.Lauriom,Attica...Interesting smaller example. 2-Jx1-Jx1", £3.00. 21. ARAGONITE/FERRUGINOUS QUARTZ. Hanging Wall Lode,Geevor Mine...(Ex.Brewer Collection) 2-Jx2xl£", £14.00. 22. ARAGONITE(Var:Erbsenstein). Karlsbad,C.S.S.R. Fascinating...matrix. 3x2x1^", £14.00. 134. DAVHEUXITE. Ottre,Belgium. Lustrous,rather silky looking,bladed pearly crystalline...J'JxJ^xB-J”, £15-00. 30 U. SCHENBLENDE. Moresnet,Belgium. Curious but attractive,cut and polished crystalline
Journal (issue)
the mim Museum 518-532 Connoisseur's Choice: Aragonite Part 3: Southern Africa 533-541 Bookplates: A...onderdoen voor specimens uit de omgeving van Neu-Moresnet/Kelmis. Typisch voor deze groeve zijn soms vrij...d'Andenne', Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Belgium N. 56, 2009, 100 pp. Friedel J. (1964), 'Dislocations'...édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pp. Leckebusch R. (1973), 'Farbursachen der...die Farben der Fluorite von Seilles (Ardenne, Belgium)', N. Jb. Miner. Mh. 1974, 143-149. Mackenzie K
Report (issue)
Chabazlte Apatite Chaleocite Apophyllite Chalcodite Aragonite (see flos ferri) Argentite Chalcopyrite Arsenic...Anorthite .............. Apatite ................ Aragonite .............. Barite ................. Barylite...Levy discovered and named'willemite from Moresnet, Belgium. Troostite and willemite have been proved... Levy discovered and named the willemite from Belgium. Many later investigators discovered Thomson's...York; Salida, Colorado; Sinaloa, Mexico; Moresnet, Belgium; Musartut, Greenland; and Tchioumba, French
Journal (issue)
Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof, Pretoria Belgium: Paul Van Hee Mariaiei 43 B-2120 Schoten Italy:...leather and metals with equal gusto. MINERALS Aragonite C aC 03 Found as (1) ball-like clusters of brown...unidentified prismatic mineral which was believed to be aragonite. Later investi­ gation disclosed the presence...These crystals immediately brought to mind the “aragonite” from Malpais Hill. Optical comparison by Sydney...from only three other world occurrences (Moresnet, Belgium; Laurion, Greece; and Tsumeb, Namibia). Ad­
Si), potassium bromide (K), wollastonite (Ca), aragonite (Ca), pyrophanite (Ti, Mn), eskolaite (Cr), hematite...zinciferous nonsulfide ore deposits in Europe. In Belgium the sauconite was recognized by Coppola et al....“moresnetite” by the local miners in the Zn deposit of Moresnet-Altenberg (La Calamine) and consists of a mixture...2008, The calamine nonsulfide Zn-Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, 1757 mineralogical and geochemical...1975, Données nouvelles sur la fraipontite de Moresnet (Belgique): Bulletin de la Société Française de
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Si), potassium bromide (K), wollastonite (Ca), aragonite (Ca), pyrophanite (Ti, Mn), eskolaite (Cr), hematite...zinciferous nonsulfide ore deposits in Europe. In Belgium the sauconite was recognized by Coppola et al....“moresnetite” by the local miners in the Zn deposit of Moresnet-Altenberg (La Calamine) and consists of a mixture...2008, The calamine nonsulfide Zn-Pb deposits of Belgium: Petrographical, 1757 mineralogical and geochemical...1975, Données nouvelles sur la fraipontite de Moresnet (Belgique): Bulletin de la Société Française de
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1395) from the lead mines at Altenberg, near Moresnet, and Aachen in Germany. Kenngott (1868, p. 153)...(1950), Thermal analysis studies on carbonates r. Aragonite and calcite : Am. M'ineral., 35, 207-224. 7. Gexrn
Book
Exemples de pseudomorphoses Cuivre natif d’après aragonite (Bolivie) Grès d’après calcite (Fontainebleau)...biogéniques récents perles, tartre, ambre, calcite, aragonite, apatites, birnessite (nodules de manganèse océaniques)…... Rayable par du quartz • Avec clivage net : aragonite, stilbite, heulandite, natrolite, analcime, apophyllite...vanadinite, serpentines, calcite*, pyromorphite, aragonite*, magnésite*, alunite, smithsonite*, hémimorphite...États-Unis (New Jersey). En France, à Saint-Nabor, Plombières et Raon (massif Vosgien), à Salau (Pyrénées)
Report (issue)
hemimorphite, cerussite, azurite, malachite, calcite, aragonite, galena, greenockite, anglesite, pyromorphite...mentioned; there are also pseudomorphs after aragonite. And the crystals from here are absolutely superb...monheimite, occurring with cerussite. In Belgium, the mines of Moresnet (D), including the Altenberg (Vieille...produces lime green balls of adamite perched on aragonite needles. Specimens strongly resemble frosted grapes...Kintore and with hemimorphite, rosasite, and aragonite in Block 1 4, which also produced small white
Book
lavas associated with sulphur, realgar, gypsum, aragonite and calcite, and in the ferromanganese deposits...dunites. Associated minerals include calcite, aragonite, dolomite, magnesite, talc and chrysotlle. It...orthorhombic 134 NITRATES, CARBONATES AND BORATES Aragonite A ragonite is less widespread than its polymorph...polymorph in high-pressure metamorphic rocks. Aragonite is an ornamental stone: onyx Is a popular banded...Hill (New Jersey, USA); it was found later in Belgium and named in honour of King W!llem I of the Netherlands
Book
lavas associated with sulphur, realgar, gypsum, aragonite and calcite, and in the ferromanganese deposits...dunites. Associated minerals include calcite, aragonite, dolomite, magnesite, talc and chrysotlle. It...orthorhombic 134 NITRATES, CARBONATES AND BORATES Aragonite A ragonite is less widespread than its polymorph...polymorph in high-pressure metamorphic rocks. Aragonite is an ornamental stone: onyx Is a popular banded...Hill (New Jersey, USA); it was found later in Belgium and named in honour of King W!llem I of the Netherlands
Book (edition)
of the two systems ently hexagonal prisms of aragonite. is spoken of elsewhere (p. 46). The planes of...however, ; a zone, as the prismatic twins of aragonite, or they may be inclined to each other, as in...approximately 120. The principal examples are aragonite, A / 1. Prism vertical. 116 117 13' ; witherite...291 295 il ii 294 A 2. Prism Aragonite. Aragonite. Aragonite. horizontal ; that 14 A 14 a...Chrysoberyl. In f 303, three rhombic prisms, /, of aragonite, are combined about their acute angles, the dotted
Book (edition)
pseudo-symmetry and are to the single crystal. Thus aragonite is an example of an orthorhombic specifically...however, lie in a zone, as the prismatic twins of aragonite, or they may In all such cases the be inclined...of pseudo-symmetry (Art. 20) cf. Fig. 431 of aragonite, which represents a basal section of a pseudo-hexagonal...shown with the method In accordspecies of the aragonite group. ance with the principle stated in Art....simple twin of aragonite; Fig. 431 shows a basal section of an aragonite triplet Aragonite which although
 
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