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Ferristrunzite from
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

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Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite, etc.

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite

Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Locality type:

Hill

Classification

Species:

Ferristrunzite

Formula:

Fe³⁺Fe₂³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O

Chemical Analyses:

Oxide wt%:

	1
Fe₂₀₃	46.30 %
P₂₀₅	28.20 %
H₂₀	26.00 %
Total:	100.50 %

Sample references:

1	-	Peacor, D.R., Dunn, P.J., Simmons, W.B., Ramik, R.A. (1987) Ferristrunzite, a new member of the strunzite group, from Blaton, Belgium. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987, Heft 10, 453-457.

Habit:

Radiating sprays of acicular crystals coating shale

Colour:

light (yellowish-)brown, ochre, white

Quality for species:

Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)

Abundance at site:

Common

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed - Type Locality

Confirmation Methods:

Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Ion Microprobe

Confirmation Details:

Where Tested and Reference ID: Harjo Neutkens

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Ferristrunzite data

Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

70986

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:70986:4

GUID (UUID V4):

References

Van Tassel, R. (1966) Minéraux secondaires phosphatés ferrifères (strunzite, beraunite, phosphosidérite, cacoxénite) de Blaton, Hainaut. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 75(1), 38-48.

Peacor, D.R., Dunn, P.J., Simmons, W.B., Ramik, R.A. (1987) Ferristrunzite, a new member of the strunzite group, from Blaton, Belgium. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987, Heft 10, 453-457.

Schnorrer-Köhler, G. (1988) Mineralogische Notizen IV. Der Aufschluss: 39: 153-168 (in German).

users.skynet.be (2001) http://users.skynet.be/rik.dillen/festr.htm

Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.

perso.infonie.be (2004) http://perso.infonie.be/jose.dehove/photos/Blaton.htm

users.telenet.be (n.d.) http://users.telenet.be/kbsmineral/Regional/Blaton/ferristrunziet.htm

www.cmpb.net (2020) http://www.cmpb.net/en/blaton.php

www.strahlen.org (n.d.) https://www.strahlen.org/vp/be/blaton/blaton.php

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Ferristrunzite from Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ferristrunzite from
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium