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Willemite from
Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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Willemite

Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Comments:This is the type locality, not the Franklin, NJ, area.
Named in 1830 by Serve-Dieu Abailard "Armand" Lévy in honor of Willem I (1772-1843), King (1813-1840) of the Netherlands, wherein the type locality was located at the time.
It had been previously observed, but not described, from the Franklin District orebodies.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smithsonite6
Hemimorphite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altenberg mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41972:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSchmalgraf mine, Kelmis, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLindengraben, Fossey mine, Hauset, Raeren, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘFossey mine, Hauset, Raeren, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘPrester, Fossey mine, Hauset, Raeren, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBleyberg mine, Plombières, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘPandour mine, Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘHeggelsbrück mine, Welkenraedt, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBüsbacher Berg Mine (Brockenberg Mine), Büsbach, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMünsterbusch zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘBirkengang zinc smelter slag locality, Stolberg, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
Braun, M. (1857) Über die Galmeilagerstätte des Altenberges im Zusammenhang mit den Erzlagerstätten des Altenberger Grubenfeldes und der Umgegend. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 354-370.
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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