A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Galena with marcasite from Silesia, Germany |
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| Description | Galena, PbS, is a widely distributed and very common mineral which is the most important ore mineral of lead. In this sample, galena crystals are on top of marcasite, FeS2. Galena is a typical hydrothermal mineral of medium temperature deposits but is also found in sedimentary and metamorphic deposits. This specimen is about 10 cm across. |
| Location | Germany ▹ Silesia. Near Benthen. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-02. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #137. |
| Key words | galena, marcasite, Germany |
| Tech details | 836 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 983 |
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