Zsivny, V. and Naray-Szabo, I.V. Acicular Galena. ; Econ.Geol. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. Blackburn, W.H. This section is currently hidden. Clue: Where galena is found. Cook N.J. and Damian, G. (1997) New data on "Plumosite" and Other Sulfosalt Minerals from the Herja Vein Deposit, Baia Mare District, Rumania. 9; Econ Geol (1985) 80:416-478. (1871) Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 105.; John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. Bedarida F. (1965) Osservazioni su fenomeni di sfaldatura in cristalli di galena. report, Minmet Scientific, Toronto, Canada; Basalt It is a soft mineral about 2.5 on the Mohs Scale. The color ranges from silvery to dull gray with a dull gray-black streak and a metallic luster. Galena most often has a cubic crystal form. Harjo Neutkens collection; Periodico di Mineralogia: 337-354. and Vaughan, D.J. Galena pseudomorph after pyromorphite (see also, Old name for very fine-grained galena, usually caused by recrystallisation under tectonic stress. Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin all have significant deposits. American Mineralogist, 100, 548-569. and in skarns, as well as in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces. (1995) 90:1875-1910; Hagni, R. (2018). The Rocky Mountain : 200-204. Rocks & Min. deposits. Palache, C., Berman, H., and Frondel, C. (1944) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. The Canadian Mineralogist: 18: 365-372. Argentiferous Galena also occurs in Silverton, Ouray Co., Colorado. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(1), 60-74.; Dobovol'skaya, M. G., Baskina, V. A., Balashova, S. P., Kenisarin, A. M., Arakelyants, M. M., Klimachev, L. A., & Muravitskaya, G. N. (1990). IF SO, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER SITES. Where galena is found. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen: 27: 183-189.; According to "http://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/galena.html" galena is found in " the Mississippi Valley. Ryback, G. Nawaz, R. and Farley, E. (1988) Seventh Supplementary List of British Isles Minerals (Irish). Steger, H.F. and Desjardins, L.E. Showing 28 significant localities out of 27,223 recorded on mindat.org. Inst. G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995. [MinRec 32:9]; Rogulina, L.I., and Sveshnikova, O.L. Missouri, Illinois, Where galena is found. 3d models and HTML5 code kindly provided by. Deore, S. and Navrotsky, A. Usually, the silver is present as tiny inclusions of various silver sulphosalts. 52, n° 365, pp. : 64:22&26. ; American Mineralogist: 34: 133.; (2000): Systematic variation in galena solid-solution compositions at Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. & Shawe, D.R.   Rhyolite Canadian Mineralogist 27, 363-382. Rend. Click on the. (1977) Trace-element substitution in galena. This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. fossilicious.com - Our online fossil and mineral rock shop.fossils-facts-and-finds.com - An educational site about fossils. Barry Flannery (Personal Collection); Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., (2009), Sediment-hosted zinc-lead deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1252. Augustithis, S.S. and Vgenopoulos, A.   Pumice, Quartzite hydrothermal ore veins associated with chalcopyrite and quartz. Petr. Mining Metall., sect. It is Taylor, S. and Andrew, C.J. Moreton, S. (1999) Mineralogical Record, 30, 99-106. Contains lead - always wash hands after handling. Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Pierre Horay (Ed. - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.   Schist ?   Slate There are no related clues (shown below). Platy Galena from the Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri: Character, Mine Distribution, Paragenetic Position, Trace Element Content, Nature of Twinning, and Conditions of Formation. Slickenslide galena that forms mirror-like, flattish to slightly curved surfaces. Henwood, W.J. Economic Geology (1984) 79, pp.   Sandstone (1989): The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) chemistry of galena and some associated sulfosalts: A review and some new data from Colorado, California, and Pennsylvania. The Coeur d'Alene District in Idaho is a very important lead deposit, containing rich amounts of Galena, sometimes argentiferous. (2015): Trace and minor elements in galena: A reconnaissance LA-ICP-MS study. IAGOD Guidebook series 11, Dalnauka Publishing House, Vladivostok 2004, 176 p, Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Franzini M., Troysi M., and Cecchini A. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ; Tetean, R.; Andreica, A.; Denuț, I.; Kovács, R. (2019) Epithermal Bicolor Black and White Calcite Spheres from Herja Ore Deposit, Baia Mare Neogene Ore District, Romania-Genetic Considerations. comm. Minerals 9, 352. (1982) On the hawleyite-sphalerite-wurtzite-galena paragenesis from Ragada, Komotini, (Rhodope) North Greece. ; Current server date and time: November 30, 2020 02:17:26 Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. Der Aufschluss, 10. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. pp98-124 in Khanchuk, A.I., Gonevchuk, G.A.