Clausthalite
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Template:Infobox mineral Clausthalite is a lead selenide mineral, PbSe. It forms a solid solution series with galena PbS.
Occurrence
It occurs in low-sulfur hydrothermal deposits with other selenides and in mercury deposits. It is associated with tiemannite, klockmannite, berzelianite, umangite, gold, stibiopalladinite and uraninite.[1]
It was first described in 1832 and named for the discovery locality of Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Harz Mountains, Germany.[2]
See also
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