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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite19 photos of Calcite associated with Smithsonite at this locality.
Calamine1 photo of Calcite associated with Calamine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:388656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:388656:4
GUID (UUID V4):47f67cad-2c1a-4a13-9ccd-b6e03813164c
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
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
3.5km (2.2 miles) Bleyberg mine, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.7km (2.3 miles) Erlenbach mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.8km (2.4 miles) Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
5.0km (3.1 miles) Rabotrath mine, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
6.3km (3.9 miles) Carnol quarry, Walhorn, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
7.0km (4.4 miles) Cottessen quarry, Cottessen, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands
7.2km (4.5 miles) Saint-Paul mine, Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
88(1), 02.13 12-18 The Weardale giant (Rogerley mine, 2012) 20-47 Fluorite in Mississippi Valley-type...collection. Warth, Australia 72-83 Fluorite, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee 87-90 Youth, poverty...651-673 Major crocoite discoveries at the Adelaide mine, Tasmania 685-713 The Cobalt mining district, Cobalt...vergessene Steinbrüche in Sizilien 36-38 Interessante Calcite aus einer Schachthöhle im Toten Gebirge, Steieremark...system. www.bruker-axs.com/d2phaser.html BRUKER BELGIUM s.a./n.v. bruker@bruker.be WWW.BRUKER.COM Tel:
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...crystallization. Carbon isotope values, even from the same mine, show a considerable range from −11.6 to −1.6‰....4 to − 14.7‰. The metallic deposits of Eastern Belgium have undergone a polyphase history, which started...2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Belgium; Zinc; Nonsulfide; Calamine; Mineralogy; Geochemistry;
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
Journal (issue)
Lemanskiite, a new mineral species from the Abundancia mine, Chile * CANADIAN MINERALOGIST 44(3), 06.06 *...Orthoserpierite and schulenbergite from the Platosa mine, Durango, Mexico 14-15 Kopparbarg at 30 years *...minerals from the Telfer gold mine, Western Australia 45-47 A curious calcite morphology (pseudooctaëder)...first British occurrence of cesarolite at Eaglebrook mine, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales 39-40 Acicular...Acicular wurtzite and sphalerite from the Lockridge mine, Bere Alston, Devon 41-44 Copper minerals including
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
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)
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
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
willemite-dominated mineralization at La Calamine, Belgium, may be related to paleoweathering or be of possible...Furthermore, there are additional nongeologic resources in mine dumps, flotation tailings, and smelter residues...historically important “La Calamine” deposit in Belgium, which is hosted by upper Paleozoic carbonates...nonsulfide Zn open-pit mine of Boleslaw, Poland. c. “Calamina” sample from the old Czerna mine, Poland. The sample...coating botryoidal smithsonite from La Calamine, Belgium (Museo di Mineralogia, Univ. Napoli). f. and g
Report (issue)
series, with rhodochrosite and with siderite. Calcite group. Occurrence: A secondary mineral formed...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...discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates. Zeits. Krist., 156, 233–243. (3)
Report (issue)
Smithsonite, sphalerite, galena, cerussite, anglesite, calcite, aurichalcite, rosasite, hydrozincite, chrysocolla...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)
forming minerals, such as quartz, feldspar, mica, calcite and dolomite, build entire mountain ranges; for...mountain range, lead-zinc deposit. Beautiful xIs of calcite, parargyrite, dyscrasite, stephanite, polybasite...border of Holland and Belgium, the most known are lead-zinc deposits Altenberg and Stolberg, very good...sphalerite xls, tetrahedrite, galena xIs, bournonite, calcite xIs, cIausthalite-rare selenium mineral. OBERFAIZ...interesting mineral deposits: Nabburg. W olsendorf (calcite xIs, barite xIs, fluorite, uranium minerals). Hag644
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 HEMIMO RPHITE CALCITE :;:domorphs Downloaded by [North Dakota State...encrustation pseudomorphs of hemimorphite after calcite. The hemimorphite is colored yellow by microscopic...specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...might have been a marvelous galena, sphalerite, or calcite specimen exhibiting gigantic, beautifully developed...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens
Journal (issue)
een dubbelslag ! 20.15 h "De Sitio do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho groeve) in Portugal" Etienne Mans ...werden opgezet. Zo bestond de uitbater van de Savage Mine het ooit om zijn voltallige ploeg kompels gedurende...verhaal over edelmetaal - met name de Round Mountain Mine in Nye County (8 pp). Hier werd goud op beperkte...dubbele zal zijn dan die van California. De Meikle Mine in het noordoosten (6 pp) is naast goud (u had toch...404-416 History and mineralogy of the St. Louis Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan 420-433 Giant crystals of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
May 2015 Figure 3 (above). Topaz, Little Three mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California. NMNH specimen...131821. figure 9 (left). Topaz, 10.5 em long, Dassu mine, BaItNan, Pakistan. NMNH specimen 165994. figure...(Penfield and Minor 1894). Topaz from the Brewer mine, South Carolina, reportedly contains the highest...deposits. At each locality, topaz occurs in veins of calcite or quartz that transect calcareous to siliceous...occurs as masses or as crystals in voids within the calcite or quartz. It is believed that the formation of
Journal (issue)
het aangeboden materiaal is de Yerilla Crysoprase mine, Yerilla, Western Australia, Australia. Dankwoord...in de volgende sectoren : “Versant Lorrain”, “Altenberg”, “Neuenberg” en “Bluttenberg”. Merk hoe de benamingen...gebied ook belangrijk voor koper en lood. De Altenberg was gekenmerkt door zilverhoudende galeniet in...Aanvankelijk gebeurt dit in dagbouw in het gebied Altenberg, waarbij de uitgegraven putten gestopt worden...ondergrondse mijnen werden in deze tijd gestart in de Altenberg. De eerste mijnen in de Neuenberg dateren van
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amethyst xls, smoky quartz xls, zeolites xls, calcite xls, and prehnite. About 20 miles south-east of... near the border of Belgium and Holland. The most important places are Altenberg and Stolberg. Lead-zinc...Ehringshausen. Minerals: hematite as kidney ore, calcite xls, quartz xls. 119 (5) Bad Ems. Little town...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
Book
feldspars, amphiboles, pyroxenes, micas, olivine and calcite. These minerals form rocks, and rocks are the basic...formation of such minerals as quartz, dolomite and calcite. If elements of heavy metals are present in the...a later stage with different minerals, such as calcite, quartz and chalcedony. Many minerals arise from...give rise to various minerals, such as aragonite, calcite, chal cedony and cinnabar. On the surface of the...Rosiwa l 100 1000 10 000 100 000 talc gypsum calcite fluorite -- apatite orthoclase - --=====-------
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
controlled gold and sulfosalt mineralization: the Altenberg example, Salzburg Province, Austria H. Putz1 ...between orogenic processes and ore formation. The Altenberg mining region (southeastern Altenbergkar–Silbereck...(prospects at 2640 m, 2650 m and 2660 m, Schneeloch mine; Fig. 1). The ancient workings follow the veins...controlled gold and sulfosalt mineralization 117 mine (Fig. 1) where pyrite and chalcopyrite occur as...Examples are observed in almost every marble-hosted mine in the Altenbergkar (Fensterstollen, Wasserstollen
Journal (issue)
diese Region bisher für die relativ große Kaiwu Mine, die sehr attraktive Chalkopyrit-Gruppen auf kleineren...Arsenolith-Oktaeder auf tiefrotem Pararea/gar. Wuyu Mine, Provinz Guangxi. BB= 1,5 cm Alle drei Stücke und...wwvv.tron-xx. eu Fluol'it Die Dachang Mine (auch Quinglong Mine) in der Provinz Guizhou ist bekannt für...trum . 6358 4 Gründa u-Lieblos. V. : K inzigta ler Mine rali e nclub e.V.. G elnhäuser Str. 2. 63584 Gründau-Liebl...Januar 2023 zeigt das Museum Vieil/e M onragne in Kelmis/ Belgien eine neue Sonderschau über den belgischen
Journal (issue)
Grandjean Faden quartz from Bierghes, Brabant, Belgium ...................................... 441 by H....... 497 COVER: FLUORITE phantom crystal with calcite crystals on matrix, 5.5 cm, from the Auglaize quarry...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(porphyritic microgranite) of Fláje, Frauenstein and Altenberg Teplice rhyolite 300 m Li-mica granite of the...Schenkenshöhe Hegelshöhe Sachsenhöhe N Schellerhau Altenberg Massif Zinnwald Cínovec H. Krupka Knötl Preiselberk...Krušné hory/ Erzgebirge Batholith (KHEB). The Altenberg–Teplice caldera (ATC; Fig. 1) is a large elliptical...include sericite, kaolinite (dickite), hematite and calcite. The predominant variety in the upper suite is...minerals are sericite, kaolinite, hematite and calcite. The lower section of the drill core 398 Fig.
Book
illustrated Encyclopedi of the World’s Rocks and Mine re L A R E N MI OF THE WORLD Rudolf Duda and...feldspars, amphiboles, pyroxenes, micas, olivine and calcite. These minerals form rocks, and rocks are the basic...formation of such minerals as quartz, dolomite and calcite. If elements of heavy metals are present in the...a later stage with different minerals, such as calcite, quartz and chalcedony. Many minerals arise from...give rise to various minerals, such as aragonite, calcite, chalcedony and cinnabar. On the surface of the
Catalog/List
Nice. 75x50x31 010 ALUMINOCOPIAPITE - Champion Mine, California, USA. A pure yellow botryodal mass....matrix. 6lx47xl8 22,00 017 APACHEITE - Christmas Mine, Gila Co., USA. Pale blue patches in matrix. Moderately...xl 13xl0x8 8,00 )!. .. 022 AXINITE xx - Obira Mine, Japan. A large terminated xl, 47x27, forming the...matrix. Unusual nice. 72x42x40 35,00 026 BISMUTH - Altenberg, Saxony, East-Germany. Rich bronze platy xl to...BRUSHITE - CALCIOFERRITE - ARAGONITE - Rocabruna Mine, Brugues Gaba, Barcelona, Spain. Very rich whitish
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
defined rhombohedrons of milky calcite and rounded colorlesscrystals of calcite, srnall mushroom or pestle...Penfield on some willemite cryqtals from the Merritt Mine in SocorroCounty, New Mexico.r The unit prism of...from two other localities, Sedalia Mine, Colorado, and Altenberg, Germany, have identically the same
 
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