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Cerussite from
Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Cerussite

Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
04949270017367921328191.jpg
Cerussite

Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
04949270017367921328191.jpg
Cerussite

Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Habit:combinations of {110} {100} {130} {010} {021} {011} {012} with (110) twin. Other crystals, mainly composed of the rectangular prism {001} {100} {010} and elongated according to [001] show the two twins (110) and (310) (Cesàro, 1897)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27521
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27521:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAllerborn lead mine, Allerborn, Wincrange, Canton Clervaux, Luxembourg
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘLa Roche road cut, La-Roche-en-Ardenne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘHourt quarry, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘNeue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘLa Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘLa Lesse quarry, Resteigne, Tellin, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘLimites quarry, Ave-et-Auffe, Rochefort, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Cesàro, G. (1897) Description des minéraux phosphatés, carbonatés et sulfatés du sol belge. Mémoires de l'Académie royale de Belgique, in 4°, 53, 136 pages.
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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