| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcophyllite |
| Formula: | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Comments: | Apart from the major elements, qualitative chemical analysis has shown low V, P, Cl, Ca and U contents (Hatert et al., 1998). The arsenic would originate from the alteration of arsenopyrite which also occurs in the deposit. |
| Habit: | pseudohexagonal tablets up to 1mm, flattened parallel to the perfect cleavage plane (0001) |
| Colour: | turquoise blue with pearly lustre |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcophyllite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 70425 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:70425:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 21e385c4-dc62-4890-a123-113a6b7d3020 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcophyllite |
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| 36.4km (22.6 miles) | ⓘSlag dump, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 54.0km (33.5 miles) | ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 59.5km (37.0 miles) | ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 66.9km (41.6 miles) | ⓘSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium |
| 87.6km (54.4 miles) | ⓘRotem slag locality, Rotem, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium |
| References |
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Hatert, F., Blondiau, M., Dehove, J., Fransolet, A-M. (1998) Les minéraux secondaires en relation avec les sulfures de la region de Vielsalm, Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royal des Sciences de Liège, 67(6), 281-289. |
