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Brochantite from
Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


07805260017368911644555.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
07805260017368911644555.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
07805260017368911644555.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite1
Serpierite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bleyberg zinc and lead smelter slag locality, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:390654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:390654:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBinsfeldhammer lead smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘConcordia smelter slag locality, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘMeyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘSlag dump, Forêt, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘMaubacher Bleiberg, Hürtgenwald, Düren, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘRotem slag locality, Rotem, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘCopper smelter slag locality, Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSchwalenbach Mine, Kamberg, Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
van Tassel, R. (1979) Minéraux artificiels ou de néoformation à Plombières et Sclaigneaux, Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie: 88(4): 273-279. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/088%20-%201979/bsbg_88_1979_p273-279.pdf
Blaß, Günter; Graf, Hans-Werner (1995) Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II) [New discoveries of slag heaps in the northern Eifel (II)]. Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3). 28-31
 
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