| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Galena |
| Formula: | PbS |
| Habit: | "melted" octahedra with cube modifications to 2cm |
| Colour: | grey |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Sphalerite | 311 |
| - var Marmatite | 11 |
| Siderite | 212 |
| - var Sphärosiderite | 36 |
| Quartz | 198 |
| - var Quartzine | 12 |
| Calcite | 172 |
| - var Manganese-bearing Calcite | 7 |
| Pyrite | 132 |
| Semseyite | 86 |
| Pyrrhotite | 79 |
| Chalcopyrite | 71 |
| Marcasite | 58 |
| Plumosite | 21 |
| Dolomite | 20 |
| Boulangerite | 17 |
| Jamesonite | 16 |
| Fizélyite | 12 |
| Tetrahedrite Subgroup | 8 |
| Freibergite Subgroup | 8 |
| Stibnite | 7 |
| Plagionite | 7 |
| Fluorite | 6 |
| Native Arsenic | 5 |
| Cronstedtite | 4 |
| Realgar | 4 |
| Arsenopyrite | 3 |
| Bournonite | 3 |
| Gypsum | 2 |
| - var Selenite | 2 |
| Andorite | 2 |
| Cotunnite | 2 |
| Ankerite | 2 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Galena data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (97 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68129 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68129:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Galena |
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| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘIojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘNo. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘBartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘAurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘAurum Mine, Aurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘSăsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania |
| References |
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Mârza, Ioan, Tămaș, Călin Gabriel, Tetean, Romulus, Andreica, Alina, Denuț, Ioan, Kovács, Réka (2019) Epithermal Bicolor Black and White Calcite Spheres from Herja Ore Deposit, Baia Mare Neogene Ore District, Romania-Genetic Considerations. Minerals, 9 (6) 352 doi:10.3390/min9060352 |
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Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania