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Destinezite from
Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Destinezite

Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Sub-municipality
Classification
Species:Destinezite
Formula:Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Habit:kidney-shaped masses showing microscopic flattened subhexagonal lamellae up to 10 microns of which the morphology resembles that of gypsum (Cesàro, 1885)
Colour:whitish
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed - Type Locality
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Destinezite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argenteau, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27599:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Destinezite
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘChâteau de Berneau, Berneau, Dalhem, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘMarsinne, Couthuin, Héron, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘBeez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Cesàro, G. (1885) Étude chimique et cristallographique de la destinézite (diadochite de Visé). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 12, 173.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Van Tassel, R. (1956) Note sur la jarosite et la destinézite d'Argenteau. Association pour l'étude Paléontologique et Stratigraphique houillères, 25, 95.
Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2000) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 85(1), 263-266.
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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