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Pyrrhotite from
Sclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Comments:Eddy Van Der Meersche
MINERALCOLOR 1989 PAGE 47 AND 48,WITH PHOTO'S
PYRRHOTITE ( HEX.)WILL CHANGE FROM BLACK INTO BROWN,SOMETIMES WITHIN A FEW HOURS.

KO JANSEN.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite2 photos of Pyrrhotite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71578
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71578:6
GUID (UUID V4):89d1e1c9-f069-4728-95bc-3357ea097503
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
27.2km (16.9 miles) Dongelberg, Jodoigne, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
28.2km (17.5 miles) Hozémont, Horion-Hozémont, Grâce-Hollogne, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
56.9km (35.4 miles) Caestert mine, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
58.5km (36.3 miles) La Vaux, Lierneux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
63.2km (39.3 miles) Bras borehole, Bras, Libramont-Chevigny, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
64.5km (40.1 miles) Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
64.9km (40.3 miles) Challes, Stavelot, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
65.1km (40.4 miles) Hourt quarry, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
65.5km (40.7 miles) Porphyry quarries, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
66.9km (41.6 miles) Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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