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Clausthalite from
Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany


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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
07614200017272050197055.jpg
Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Clausthalite

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
04931340017272050228214.jpg
Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
07614200017272050197055.jpg
Clausthalite, etc.

Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Clausthalite
Formula:PbSe
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite8
Hematite6
Tiemannite3
Berzelianite2
Pyrite1
Trogtalite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clausthalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greywacke quarry, Rieder, Ballenstedt, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:464154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:464154:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clausthalite
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘEskaborn adit, Tilkerode Mining District, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘTilkerode mining district, Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘBrummerjan Mine, Zorge, Walkenried, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘLudwig-Rudolf Mine, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘRoter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘFelicitas Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘFrische Lutter vein (incl. Lutter adit; South Rothäuser adit; North Rothäuser adit), Bad Lauterberg, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘCharlotte Mine, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘSt Lorenz Mine, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘWeintraube Mine, Lerbach, Osterode am Harz, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
References
Schaarschmidt, H. (2007) Weltweit einmalig: Clausthalit als freie Kristalle aus dem Harz. Lapis, 32 (3) 41-42
Heider, J. & Siemroth, J. (2012): Die Selenidmineralisation im Grauwacke-Tagebau Rieder bei Gernrode, Harz. Aufschluss, 63, 213-223.
 
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