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Dawsonite from
Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


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Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
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Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
01875080017272037439310.jpg
Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
03090100017271981313967.jpg
Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
01875080017272037439310.jpg
Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
03090100017271981313967.jpg
Dawsonite

Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Locality type:Borehole
Classification
Species:Dawsonite
Formula:NaAlCO3(OH)2
Habit:fibroradiated spherulites and globules up to 1-2mm (Van Tassel, 1962)
Colour:white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand-Halleux borehole, Grand-Halleux, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:91398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:91398:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dawsonite
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Van Tassel, R. (1962) Occurrence de dawsonite au sondage de Grand-Halleux, province de Luxembourg, Belgique. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 38, 43.
MÃĐlon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minÃĐraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison .
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minÃĐraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) MusÃĐum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Dillen, R., Dehove, J., Detaille, J. (2004) Graulichiet-Ce), een nieuw mineraal ontdekt in BelgiÃŦ [Graulichiet-Ce), a new mineral discovered in Belgium]. Geonieuws, 29 (06) 134-148
 
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