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Joséite-B from
Herzogenhügel, Ternell, Eupen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Joséite-B
Formula:Bi4Te2S
Comments:Previously erroneously identified as tetradymite by Van Wambeke (1954-1955). Later identified by XRD as joséite-B. Microprobe analysis (Godfroid, 1999) lead to the formula (Bi3.83Pb0.09Te0.08)Te2.00(S0.93Se0.06) with low contents of Zn (0.03%) and Ni (0.02%).
Colour:creamy white, highly reflective (polarized light); grey-blue to greenish-grey (anisotropy)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
XRD
Ion Microprobe
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Joséite-B data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herzogenhügel, Ternell, Eupen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269847
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269847:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Van Wambeke, L. (1954) Sur la présence de tétradymite (Bi2Te2S) dans les filons hydrothermaux de la tonalite de la Helle et sur une nouvelle texture de ce minerai. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, 63, 260.
Van Wambeke, L. (1955) La minéralisation des tonalites de la Helle et de Lammersdorf et leurs relations avec les autres minéralisations. Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie, Paléontologie et Hydrologie, 64, 534–581.
Godfroid, E. (1999) Minéralogie des sulfures des massifs métamorphiques ardennais (Libramont-Bastogne, Rocroi et Stavelot). Mémoire de Licence, Université de Liège, 52 pages.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique (2nd ed.) Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles.
Hatert, F., Baijot, M., Dal Bo, F. (2014) Occurrence of tellurides in the Stavelot Massif, Belgium. 21st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, 131.
 
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