Richellite from
Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

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Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite, etc.

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite, etc.

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Richellite

Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Classification
Locality type:	Sub-municipality
Species:	Richellite
Formula:	CaFe₂³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
Comments:	Associated with allophane, halloysite, gypsum, and/or koninckite. Contains small amounts of Mg (replacing Ca) and Al (replacing Fe).
Habit:	compact, stratified, pustular, coral-like, earthy, globular, lamellar
Colour:	yellow to yellow-brown, ochre when altered
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Allophane Halloysite Koninckite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Delvauxite	3
Quartz	3
- var Smoky Quartz	2
Koninckite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Richellite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	70379
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:70379:0
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Richellite

60.7km (37.7 miles)	ⓘ Beez quarry, Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Jockin, Y. (en collaboration avec l'université de Liège) (2023) La minéralogie à Richelle. 304 pages. Cesàro, G., Despret, G. (1883) La richellite, nouvelle espèce minérale des environs de Visé. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique: 10: 36-44. Cesàro, G. (1884) Mémoire traitant de la koninckite, de la formule de la richellite et de l'oxyfluorure de fer. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 11, 247. Buttgenbach, H. (1897) Gypse dans la richellite. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 24, LXXVIII. 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. *Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .* Van Tassel, R., Fransolet, A.-M., Abraham, K. (1979) Drugmanite, Pb₂(Fe³⁺,Al) (PO₄)₂(OH) · H₂O, a new mineral from Richelle, Belgium. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (328) 463-467 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.328.03 *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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Richellite from Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

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Richelle, Visé, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium