Valchovite

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Colour:	Colourless to orange
Name:	After the type locality, Valchov, Moravia, Czech Republic.

A polymeric sesquiterpen alcohol. An amber-like mineral.
Occurs in Cenomanian sulphide-rich shales of a coal deposit, and in coal at another deposit.
Originally described from Valchov, Boskovice, South Moravia Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic.

Classification of Valchovite
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Physical Properties of Valchovite
Lustre:	Waxy
Colour:	Colourless to orange
Other Information
Fluorescence in UV light:	Cyanic blue (UV)
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Valchovite
Reference List: - +	Strunz (1977): 498. Bernard, Jan H. and Jaroslav Hyršl (2004), Minerals and their Localities, Granit, Prague: 635.
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Localities for Valchovite
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.


Czech Republic
Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) South Moravia Region Boskovice (Boskowitz) Skalice nad Svitavou Obora	Bernard & Hyršl (2004), Minerals and their Localities, Granit, Prague: 635.
Valchov (Walchow)	Bernard & Hyršl (2004), Minerals and their Localities, Granit, Prague: 635.

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