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Pyromorphite from
Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Comments:"The lead phosphate is closely associated with galena from which it derives by alteration. It occurs as microcrystalline apple green coatings on the inner side of some cavities in the quartz lenses. Viewed under the scanning electron microscope, the crystals, less than 50 µm in size, appear to be formed by a prism {1010} extended by curved faces. Qualitative chemical analysis shows major Pb, P and Cl with lower quantities of Ca, Cd and As." Hatert et al. (2000)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sur les Roches quarry, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891709:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLead mine, Longvilly, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘAllerborn lead mine, Allerborn, Wincrange, Canton Clervaux, Luxembourg
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘGoesdorf antimony mine, Goesdorf, Canton Wiltz, Luxembourg
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘLa Roche road cut, La-Roche-en-Ardenne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘLa Haie forest, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘLes Rochettes quarries, Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘNeue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘBertha shaft, Neue Hoffnung Mine, Bleialf, Prüm, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘAndrimont mine, Theux, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘPrayon, Forêt, Trooz, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
References
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Houssa, M., Coune, F. (2000) Native gold, native silver and secondary minerals in the quartz veins from Bastogne, Belgium. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre, 70, 223-229.
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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