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Clausthalite-Galena Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Clausthalite-Galena Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Series Formula:
PbSe to PbS
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8941
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8941:4
Optical Data of Clausthalite-Galena Series
Type:
Isotropic
Age distribution
Recorded ages:
Neoarchean to Quaternary : 2567 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 28 recorded ages.
Crystallography of Clausthalite-Galena Series
Crystal System:
Isometric
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000004 | Clausthalite | Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structures of some metallic sulfides American Mineralogist 10 281-304 |  | 1925 | synthetic | 0 | 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 |
Bleiberg mining area, Carinthia, Austria