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Copiapite from
Patience et Beaujonc coal dump, Glain, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Coal Dump
Classification
Species:Copiapite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Comments:Associated with rozenite and szomolnokite on carbonaceous shale.
Habit:microscopic lamellae
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copiapite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Patience et Beaujonc coal dump, Glain, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1352271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1352271:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘSclaigneaux slag locality, Seilles, Andenne, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘSavena mine, Vedrin, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘAnna mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarries, Quenast, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Van Tassel, R. (1973) Efflorescences de sulfates sur des roches carbonifères belges. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre, 49(3).
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
 
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