| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Wulfenite |
| Formula: | Pb(MoO4) |
| Comments: | Qualitative chemical analyses show (apart from Pb and Mo as major elements) non-negligible amounts of Fe and Cu. |
| Habit: | usually as combinations of {101} and {112}, sometimes with less developed {104} facets; sometimes more elongated crystals, composed of very steep quadroctahedra with curved faces |
| Colour: | white, caramel brown, greasy lustre |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wulfenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 70424 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:70424:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9982d542-fe7c-407c-994d-d190d112236a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite |
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| 32.8km (20.4 miles) | ⓘSur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 51.7km (32.1 miles) | ⓘRichelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 62.7km (38.9 miles) | ⓘGottessegen open pit, Griesberg, Kommern, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 63.4km (39.4 miles) | ⓘBreitenbenden, Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 68.5km (42.6 miles) | ⓘLa Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 68.8km (42.7 miles) | ⓘLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| References |
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Hatert, F., Blondieau, M., Dehove, J., Fransolet, A.-M. (1998) Les minéraux secondaires en relation avec les sulfures de la région de Vielsalm, Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 67(6), 281-289. Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Houssa, M., Coune, F. (2000) Native gold, native silver and secondary minerals in the quartz veins from Bastogne, Belgium. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre, 70, 223-229. |
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