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Smithsonite from
Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
12
ZnO43.03 %36.57 %
FeO19.97 %22.61 %
CaO1.06 %1.27 %
MnO2.46 %2.11 %
MgO0.07 % %
CO234.51 %35.83 %
SiO20.68 %0.11 %
Total:101.78 %98.5 %
Sample references:
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Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calamine36 photos of Smithsonite associated with Calamine at this locality.
Calcite19 photos of Smithsonite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Hemimorphite16 photos of Smithsonite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality.
Willemite6 photos of Smithsonite associated with Willemite at this locality.
Cerussite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Cerussite at this locality.
Hematite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Goethite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Hydrozincite1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (56 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10204:3
GUID (UUID V4):351d156d-f159-4d31-99da-203a3d6a464b
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
1.6km (1.0 miles) Moresnet, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
2.5km (1.5 miles) Schmalgraf mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
2.9km (1.8 miles) Eschbroich mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.1km (1.9 miles) Lindengraben, Fossey mine, Astenet, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.1km (1.9 miles) Fossey mine, Astenet, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.2km (2.0 miles) Prester, Fossey mine, Astenet, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.5km (2.2 miles) Bleyberg mine, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.6km (2.2 miles) Lontzen mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.7km (2.3 miles) Erlenbach mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
4.5km (2.8 miles) Poppelsberg mine, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...“calamines” and consist of a mixture of Zn carbonates (smithsonite, hydrozincite) and Zn silicates (hemimorphite...inclusions in willemite (80%) and all inclusions in smithsonite are monophase (aqueous). Ice melting temperatures...temperatures of smithsonite crystallization. Carbon isotope values, even from the same mine, show a considerable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“calamines”, comprise mainly Zn carbonates (mostly smithsonite and hydrozincite), Zn silicates (hemimorphite...pollution. In September 2003, the Skorpion nonsulfide Zn mine in southern Namibia started its production with...isotope mineral–water fractionation equations for smithsonite, cerussite and phosgenite. Their new oxygen isotope...composition and morphological characteristics of smithsonite within the paragenetic sequence of the immature...of Eastern Belgium. Their study shows that the genesis of the willemite orebody at Kelmis (also known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits: Mumbwa area (Zambia), and Altenberg-Vieille Montagne (Belgium). 32 Textures and structures of...58 9‰ V-SMOW). 59 The supposedly supergene Altenberg-Vieille Montaigne willemite, having low Mn+Mg...description of the mineral from the Altenberg mine (Moresnet, 69 Belgium) and he named the new mineral after...described in the nonsulfide Zn 95 deposits of Belgium (Coppola et al., 2008; Choulet, 2019), Namibia...Zambia, Mondillo et al., 2018; Altenberg- 101 Vieille Montagne, Belgium, Choulet et al., 2019). In the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
willemite-dominated mineralization at La Calamine, Belgium, may be related to paleoweathering or be of possible...The mineralogy (Table 1) consists mostly of smithsonite, hydrozincite, and hemimorphite; some exotic...Mineral Composition (approximate) Comments Smithsonite Hydrozincite Franklinite Gahnite Hemimorphite...fraipontite, other Zn clays, and hydrozincite) and smithsonite (Table 1). Examples of European Nonsulfide Zinc...Furthermore, there are additional nongeologic resources in mine dumps, flotation tailings, and smelter residues
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
situated between Prussia and Belgium (though the present kingdom of Belgium was not founded until that...Under the Treaty of Versailles (1919) it is now in Belgium. I n this connexion it is interesting to recall...fact that the locality was not, at that time, in Belgium, L. J. SPENCER ON SOUTH AFRICAN OCCURRENCES OF...OF WILLEMITE. 389 Localities of Wiltemite. Mine Hill, F r a n k l i n Furnace, 1 ~Iardyston township...1824, vol. 4, p. 8.) Altenberg ( = Vieille-Montagne), s Moresnet, Lidge, Belgium. 8 km. SW. of Aachen
Report (issue)
du Synclinorium de Verviers, de la Province de Liège et de la Belgique III.l.l. Observations III.1.2...(tous les gisements sont situés dans la Province de Liège), l'âge des roches encaissantes ou encore d'autres...noms: par exemple la célèbre mine de La Calamine est fréquemment appelée mine de Moresnet, de la Vieille-Montagne...Vieille-Montagne, de l' Altenberg et parfois la Grande Montagne (Baillet, 1795). Quelques gisements changèrent...fois dédommagé, n'avait plus aucun contrôle sur la mine. Les Minières concernaient notamment les exploitations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hemimorphite in compact smithsonite from Altenberg, Moresnet (now in occupied Belgium). His accurate goniometric...detached from FelsSb~nya specimens and gummed to Altenberg ones, and probably we shall never know whether...on compact smithsonite and were originally labelled 'Eggonit auf Kieselzinkerz, Altenberg bei Aachen'...ore specimens from FelsSbs a n d zinc ores from Altenberg. W e were unsuccessfu~ in finding a n y crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Characterisation of Historic Zn–Pb Mine Waste, Plombières, East Belgium Srećko Bevandić 1, * , Rosie Blannin...Characterisation of Historic Zn–Pb Mine Waste, Plombières, East Belgium. Minerals 2021, 11, 28. Department...Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; philippe.muchez@kuleuven.be Helmholtz-Zentrum...Department of Geology, University of Liège, Quartier AGORA, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; jvdauwera@uliege.be (J.V.A...Environmental Engineering, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; David.Caterina@uliege.be (D.C.); F
Report (issue)
Smithsonite ZnCO3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group:...Tarnowitz and Beuthen, Poland. From Moresnet, Belgium. At Altenberg, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona; fine examples from the Kelly mine, Magdalena, Socorro...refinements of magnesite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu WILLEMITE Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto, Namibia M ineral nomenclature...what is today known as Altenburg, near Moresnet, Belgium, to describe willemite, he named the mineral for...known as the Austrian Netherlands (today known as Belgium) to Holland to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands...the time of this partition, Lévy was teaching in Belgium and named willemite to honor the leader of his...did William I accept a settlement that allowed Belgium to become independent from the Netherlands (Langer
Report (issue)
Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Vieille-Montagne, Belgium. 7.03 (100), 3.53 (70), 2.650 (40), 2.490 (30)...[101.39] [100.00] 0.34 (1) Vieille-Montagne, Belgium; corresponds to (Zn2:29 Al0:66 Cu0:03 Mg0:01 )§=2:99...(Si1:37 Al0:63 )§=2:00 O5 (OH)4:01 : (2) Silver Bill mine, Arizona, USA; by electron microprobe, H2 O by loss...)§=2:85 (Si1:51 Al0:49 )§=2:00 O5 (OH)4 : (3) Mohawk mine, California, USA; H2 O by di®erence, corresponds...mineral deposits. Association: Smithsonite (Vieille-Montagne, Belgium); gebhardite, willemite, cerussite
Report (issue)
= 6.256(5) X-ray Powder Pattern: Brownley Hill mine, England. 15.44 (100), 7.88 (100), 2.714 (40), 1...27 10.81 Total 98.69 100.00 (1) Brownley Hill mine, England; ZnO by ICP/OES and XRF, SO3 by ICP/OES...secondary post-mine mineral in limestone-hosted oxidized Pb–Zn ores (Brownley Hill mine, England). Association:...Association: Gypsum, smithsonite, pyrite, goethite (Brownley Hill mine, England). Distribution: From...Brownley Hill mine, near Alston, and the Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. In Belgium, at Altenberg, near
Report (issue)
Association: Tarbuttite, hemimorphite, spencerite, smithsonite, vanadinite (Kabwe, Zambia); triphylite, ferrisicklerite...sphalerite (Tip Top mine, South Dakota, USA). Distribution: Found at Vieille Montagne (Altenberg), Moresnet district...district, Belgium. In Germany, at Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate; from Hagendorf, Bavaria; and at Oberschulenberg...Kabwe (Broken Hill), Zambia. From the Hudson Bay mine, about eight km southeast of Salmo, British Columbia...Tip Top mine, 8.5 km southwest of Custer, Custer Co., South Dakota; from the Palermo #1 mine, near North
Report (issue)
oxidized zone of zinc-bearing mineral Association: Smithsonite, sphalerite, galena, cerussite, anglesite, calcite...Moresnet, Belgium. In Germany, at Freiberg and Altenberg, Saxony. In the Sa Duchessa mine, Oridda district...Bisbee, Cochise Co., and in the 79 mine, Gila Co.; in Utah, at the Emma mine, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt...mines, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado; in the Elkhorn mine, Elkhorn district, Je®erson Co., Montana. In Mexico...from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, and in the Ojuela mine, Mapim¶³, Durango. Name: In allusion to the mineral's
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...secondary minerals of these metals, such as smithsonite, hemimorphite, cerussite, and anglesite. However...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens...zones. Commonly associated minerals include smithsonite, aurichalcite, rosasite, hydrozincite, and a...hemimorphite crystals were once found at the old lead mine southeast of Brookfeld, Connecticut (Schairer 193l)
Book
for the History KriJgslaan 281 S30 B-9000 Gent Belgium F (+32) (0)9 264 49 73 T (+32) (0)9 264 49 30 be...are distributed by: The publications of Academ Belgium: Booksellers J. Story-Scientia Scientific Sint-Kwintensberg...Stoops proposed to work around nerals related to Belgium. They pointed out, that in the past some renowned...0 --4 m 5 6 PREFACE Minerals occurring in Belgium have amply and comprehensively been documented...evolution of mineralogical science and knowledge in Belgium through the last 60 or so years. As most books
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
border of Holland and Belgium, the most known are lead-zinc deposits Altenberg and Stolberg, very good...locations: Szarley, Tarnowski Gory. Here occur smithsonite, galena xIs, zincite, angeIsite, cerrusite, phosgenite...name. WIELICZKA, near Krakow, Poland, oldest salt mine in Europe, beautiful large halite xls, anhydrate...beautiful axinite xIs, epidote. Fine twin quartz xIs, mine Gardett, Dauphine Isere. ROCKS AND MINERALS LIMOGES...lead-zinc mines. Here occur: matlokite, penfieldite, smithsonite, phosgenite, lauronite, aurichalcite, serpierite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of the KABWE MINE (“Broken Hill”) Central Province, Zambia MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD 7 Campbell Court...William Besse. Figure 2. Satellite image of the Kabwe mine site, showing its proximity to urban development...scale. 114 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 3. The Kabwe mine site, partially derelict. Michael Brook photo, 2004...found. During a 1929 field excursion to the Kabwe mine, Pelletier (1929, p. 15) made the following remarks:...Zambian independence, in 1964, the name of both the mine and the town that had grown up around it was changed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystallized hemimorphite in compact smithsonite from Altenberg, Belgium. Schrauf beIieved the mineral to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carolina. SMITHSONITE, in fine, blue, botryoidal specimens is present from the Kelly Mine, Magdalena...botryoidal groups of smithsonite are also noted from Laurium, Greece (1885). Other smithsonite localities represented...represented are Altenberg, Germany (1874) ; Malfidano, Sardinia (yellow, from Hoseus 1888); and Broken...groups of dark brown crystals from the old Wheatley Mine at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Not many of these...(SPHENE) is present from the old Tilly Foster Iron Mine at ROCKS AND MINERALS Brewster, New York in nine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zn-oxidized minerals, mainly represented by smithsonite, hydrozincite, hemimorphite, sauconite, and willemite...Drillhole Sample depth from the Sample Hemimorphite Smithsonite Zn-smectite (Y)a (X)a elevation (m.s.l.) top...was recognized for the first time in the Uberroth Mine, near Friendensville, in the Saucon Valley of Pennsylvania... e.g., in the Moresnet-Altenberg nonsulfide deposit (La Calamine) in Belgium (Coppola et al. 2008; Frondel...these deposits, sauconite is associated with smithsonite and hemimorphite, and is considered a product
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vanuxemite. (d) Difierential thermal analysis of smithsonite and hemimorphite ' (e) Dehydration curves for...clay mineral rich in zinc found at the uberroth Mine, near Friedensville, in the saucon Valley of Pennsylvania... \2,/ and the sauconite from the New Discovery Mine, Leadville, Colorado (Znz.aoMg. ra,a1.:2Fe+8. 17)(AI...impurities. sotrconite No. I Locality: coon Hollow Mine, about three-fourths of a mile north of the village...table 1. sauconite 1[o. J Locality: New Discovery Mine, Leadville, colorado. Massive brown material. Analysis
Book
malachite, azurite, goethite, cerru site and smithsonite). In these deposits they concentrate in so-called...Caucasus - crystals up to 1.5 cm (USSR), Getchell Mine - Nevada (USA) •Application: ore (extraction of...Molybdenite - platycrystal (18 mm) em bayed in qua rtz; Altenberg (GDR) 2. Polybasite- black-grey plates (8 mm)...- aggregation of crysta ls from pil e of a coal mine; Kladn o (Czechoslovakia - width of field 15 mm)...(437) • Occurrence: common; Altenberg near Aachen (FRG), Angleur (Belgium), Michalovce (Czechoslovakia)
Journal (issue)
Grandjean Faden quartz from Bierghes, Brabant, Belgium ...................................... 441 by H...involvement in collecting the great Bunker Hill mine pyromorphite bonanza, was born in Spokane, Washington...mined by a Phelps Dodge subsidiary as the Sherwood mine. His career was interrupted by the draft in November...Black Pine mine in Phillipsburg, Montana (the type locality for phillipsburgite), but the mine quickly ran...Norm was hired as a geologist at the Bunker Hill mine, where he worked for more than 16 years. He continued
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
near the border of Belgium and Holland. The most important places are Altenberg and Stolberg. Lead-zinc...crypto-crystalline, banded sphalerite, wurtzite, smithsonite, hemimorphite. Most of the mines are now abandoned...not far from the Rhine River, with the abandoned mine "Friedrichssegen", which brought out beautiful specimens...another mine of the same type, called "Rosenberg" near Braubach, hydrothermal lead-zinc mine. Excellent...village a few miles south of Heidelberg. Lead-zinc mine of metasomatic type. Was more than 1,000 years in
 
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