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Delafossite from
Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Delafossite
Formula:CuFeO2
Habit:small spherules or fibroradiated aggregates consisting of black acicular crystals
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite1 photo of Delafossite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Turquoise1 photo of Delafossite associated with Turquoise at this locality.
Chlorite Group1 photo of Delafossite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Delafossite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Delafossite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thier des Carrières, Cahay, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70407:2
GUID (UUID V4):f66ad202-9510-40cf-9ec8-65f6a9d39bdf
Nearest other occurrences of Delafossite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Copper-tellurium-mineralization, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.4km (0.9 miles) Coticule mines (west), Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1.6km (1.0 miles) Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.3km (24.4 miles) Goesdorf antimony mine, Goesdorf, Canton Wiltz, Luxembourg
63.9km (39.7 miles) Maubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
84.3km (52.4 miles) Bendisberg Mine, St Jost, Langenfeld, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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