Le Coreux, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Le Coreux | Occurrence |
| Salmchâteau | Village |
| Vielsalm | Municipality |
| Luxembourg | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
Le Coreux, Stavelot Massif, Rhenish Massif, Europe
Le Coreux, Ardennes Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 16' 10'' North , 5° 54' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
485.4 ± 1.9 to 443.8 ± 1.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vielsalm | 7,291 (2012) | 1.7km |
| Lierneux | 3,332 (2012) | 8.3km |
| Gouvy | 4,706 (2012) | 9.6km |
| Trois-Ponts | 2,533 (2011) | 11.6km |
| Hautbellain | 151 (2017) | 13.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vieille Montagne Heritage | Kelmis / La Calamine, Belgium | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13105
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13105:7
GUID (UUID V4):
f5f6ebdc-0024-4f42-a1af-45af7b1fce02
Located only 200/250 meters from Salmchâteau.
Comprises the Le Coreux mine (250 meters from Salmchâteau) and an outcrop of quartz veins (200 meters from Salmchâteau), both to the west of the small road from Salmchâteau to Vielsalm (the Rue du Vivier or Basse Ville).
Late quartz veins in viridine/kanonaite-bearing phyllites of Ordovician age.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
18 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Strontiomelane | 4.DK.05a | Sr(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenogoyazite | 8.BL.10 | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Andalusite var. Viridine | 9.AF.10 | (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O |
| ⓘ | Kanonaite | 9.AF.10 | Mn3+Al(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Stavelotite-(La) (TL) | 9.BE.87 | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| ⓘ | Piemontite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Ardennite-(As) | 9.BJ.40 | Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Kanonaite | Mn3+Al(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Strontiomelane | Sr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine | (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O |
| O | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Kanonaite | Mn3+Al(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine | (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Kanonaite | Mn3+Al(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine | (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O |
| Si | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Kanonaite | Mn3+Al(SiO4)O |
| Mn | ⓘ Piemontite | (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Strontiomelane | Sr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Andalusite var. Viridine | (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O |
| Mn | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Ardennite-(As) | Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontiomelane | Sr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| La | Lanthanum | |
| La | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | ⓘ Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Ardennes MountainsMountain Range
- Rhenish MassifMassif
- Stavelot MassifMassif
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References
Kramm, Ulrich (1979) Kanonaite-rich viridines from the Venn-Stavelot Massif, Belgian Ardennes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 69 (4) 387-395 doi:10.1007/bf00372264
Schreyer, Werner, Fransolet, André-Mathieu, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen (2001) Hollandite–strontiomelane solid solutions coexisting with kanonaite and braunite in late quartz veins of the Stavelot Massif, Ardennes, Belgium. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 141 (5) 560-571 doi:10.1007/s004100100260
Schreyer, Werner, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jurgen, Fransolet, Andre-Mathieu, Armbruster, Thomas (2004) End-member ferrian kanonaite: an andalusite phase with one Al fully replaced by (Mn, Fe) 3+ in a quartz vein from the Ardennes mountains, Belgium, and its origin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 147 (3) 276-287 doi:10.1007/s00410-004-0557-3
