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Schalenblende  (mixture of Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena)
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Schalenblende

  
Schalenblende is named from the German words schale and blende, meaning shell ore, in allusion to its concentrically-layered "shell-like" structure.

Discovery year unknown;   IMA status: Not Valid (variety name)

 

Chemistry

 

 

Chemical Formula:

A mixture of Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena.

 

 

More Information

   

   

 

Schalenblende is a mixture of Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena.
For more information please see the
Sphalerite
, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena information pages.
 

Synonyms:

Shell ore

 

 

Optical Properties

   

   

Color:

Beige to Brown

Transparency:

Opaque

 

 

Occurances

   

   

Geological Setting:

Formed by crystallization of a sulfide gel.

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Schalenblende Mineral Photos and Locations

 

 

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Schalenblende is a compact mixture of
Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena masses of a pale and dark brown colors occurring in concentric layers with reniform surfaces which also may contain Pyrite and Galena. It is believed to have formed by crystallization of a sulfide gel (gel: colloidal dispersion).

Schalenblende is found in several localities worldwide. Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen Mts, Carinthia, Austria, Schmalgraf Mine, Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne (Plombières-Altenberg) District, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium, Segen Gottes Mine, Wiesloch, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Hammerberg Mine, Stolberg, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Olkusz, Olkusz District, Malopolskie, Poland, Pomorzany Mine, Olkusz, Olkusz District, Malopolskie, Poland.
 

  
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