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Clausthalite-Galena Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Galena, etc.

Bleiberg mining area, Carinthia, Austria

Clausthalite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

Clausthalite, etc.

Firefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

Galena, etc.

Bleiberg mining area, Carinthia, Austria

Clausthalite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

Clausthalite, etc.

Firefly–Pigmay Mine, La Sal Creek Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA

Galena, etc.

Bleiberg mining area, Carinthia, Austria

Clausthalite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania

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About Clausthalite-Galena SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Series Formula:

PbSe to PbS

A series between Clausthalite and Galena

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8941

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8941:4

Optical Data of Clausthalite-Galena SeriesHide

Type:

Isotropic

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:

Neoarchean to Quaternary : 2567 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 28 recorded ages.

Crystallography of Clausthalite-Galena SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0000004	Clausthalite	Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides American Mineralogist 10 281-304	1925	synthetic	293
0010047	Clausthalite	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0010048	Clausthalite	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0011373	Clausthalite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293
0000003	Galena	Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides American Mineralogist 10 281-304	1925	Colorado, USA	293
0010042	Galena	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0010043	Galena	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0010044	Galena	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0010045	Galena	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0010046	Galena	Noda Y, Masumoto K, Ohba S, Saito Y, Toriumi K, Iwata Y, Shibuya I (1987) Temperature dependence of atomic thermal parameters of lead chalcogenides, PbS, PbSe and PbTe Acta Crystallographica C43 1443-1445	1987	synthetic	293
0011372	Galena	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		293

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Se   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Clausthalite-Galena Series associated with Roquesite	CuInS₂
2 photos of Clausthalite-Galena Series associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
2 photos of Clausthalite-Galena Series associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
2 photos of Clausthalite-Galena Series associated with Uraninite	UO₂

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Clausthalite-Galena Series in petrologyHide

An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.

Metamorphic rock
- Very low to low-grade metamorphic rock
  - Phyllite
    - Quartz-sericite phyllite
- Metasomatic-rock
  - Astorite

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References for Clausthalite-Galena SeriesHide

Reference List:

Coleman, R.G. (1959), The natural occurrence of galena-clausthalite solid solution series: Am. Min.: 44: 166-175.

Significant localities for Clausthalite-Galena SeriesHide

Showing 36 significant localities out of 31,106 recorded on mindat.org.

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- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Austria
Carinthia Spittal an der Drau District Malta Koschach ⓘ Mar Alp water tunnel	[Galena] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
Villach-Land District Bad Bleiberg Bleiberg-Kreuth ⓘ Max Mine	[Galena] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
ⓘ Rudolf Mine	[Galena] Niedermayr et al. (1995)

Belgium
Wallonia Namur Andenne Seilles ⓘ Cimetière quarry	[Galena] Harjo Neutkens collection. +1 other reference

Bulgaria
Smolyan Province Madan Municipality ⓘ Krushev dol Mine	[Galena] Bonev (2007) +1 other reference

Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region Little Cornwallis Island ⓘ Polaris Mine (Arvik Mine)	[Galena] Rocks & Min.: 64:32. +5 other references
Yukon Mayo mining district Galena Hill Elsa ⓘ Husky Mine	[Galena] Oscar Jose Tessari (1979) +1 other reference

France
Grand Est Bas-Rhin Molsheim Schirmeck ⓘ Schirmeck tunnel	[Galena] Alain Steinmetz and Thierry Brunsperger ...
Haut-Rhin Thann-Guebwiller Steinbach Silberthal ⓘ Silberthalrücken vein	[Galena var: Silver-bearing Galena] Mines +1 other reference
ⓘ St Nicolas Mine (Großsilberthal vein)	[Galena] Mines
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Var Draguignan Tanneron ⓘ Fontsante Mine	[Galena] Belot (1978) +1 other reference

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Region Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Wiesloch ⓘ Segen Gottes Mine	[Galena]
Lower Saxony Goslar District Clausthal-Zellerfeld ⓘ St Lorenz Mine	[Clausthalite]
North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne Düren Hürtgenwald ⓘ Maubacher Bleiberg	[Galena] Schachner (1961) +1 other reference
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Harzgerode Neudorf ⓘ Pfaffenberg Mine	[Galena] Wittern (2001)

Ireland
Leinster Longford County Ballymahon Keel ⓘ Garrycam deposit (Keel Mine)	[Galena] Flannery (n.d.) +2 other references
Munster Tipperary County Silvermines District ⓘ Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines)	[Galena] Henwood (1871) +6 other references

Italy
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine	[Galena] Traube (1888) +1 other reference

Peru
Ancash Bolognesi Province Aquia District ⓘ Pachapaqui mining district	[Galena] - (1997)
Huallanca District Huanzala ⓘ Huanzala Mine	[Galena] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ... +2 other references
Recuay Province Ticapampa District ⓘ Hercules Mine	[Galena] - (1997)
Lima Huarochirí Province Chicla District Casapalca ⓘ Casapalca Mine	[Galena] - (1997)

Poland
Silesian Voivodeship Piekary Śląskie Brzeziny Śląskie ⓘ Orzeł Biały Mine	[Galena] Coppola et al. (2009)

Portugal
Viseu Mangualde Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta) São Cosmado ⓘ Unnamed pegmatite	[Galena] Luis Martins in-situ observations

Romania
Maramureș County Baia Mare ⓘ Herja Mine	[Galena] Mârza +8 other references

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Galena] Dobovol'skaya et al. (1990) +3 other references

South Africa
Gauteng West Rand District Municipality Far West Rand Western Sector Carletonville ⓘ Kusasalethu Mine	[Galena] Wilson (2001)

UK
England Cornwall St Teath ⓘ Old Treburgett Mine	[Galena] Dines (1956) +1 other reference
County Durham Stanhope Ireshopeburn ⓘ Blackdene Mine	[Galena] Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra ...
Cumbria Eden Alston Moor Nenthead ⓘ Smallcleugh Mine	[Galena] Dunham Sir K C

USA
Missouri Reynolds County Ellington ⓘ Sweetwater Mine	[Galena] Rocks & Min.: 64:22&26. +7 other references
Greeley ⓘ Brushy Creek Mine	[Galena] Afifi et al. (1988) +4 other references
West Fork ⓘ Fletcher Mine	[Galena] Afifi et al. (1988) +4 other references
ⓘ West Fork Mine	[Galena] Econ Geol (1992) +1 other reference
New York Ulster County Wawarsing Ellenville ⓘ Ellenville Mine (Ellenville Lead Mine; Ulster mine)	[Galena] Dana 7:I:592. +1 other reference
ⓘ Tri-State Mining District	[Galena] Rocks & Min. +3 other references

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