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Kokaly, R.F., Clark, R.N., Swayze, G.A., Livo, K.E., Hoefen, T.M., Pearson, N.C., Wise, R.A., Benzel, W.M., Lowers, H.A., Driscoll, R.L., and Klein, A.J., 2017, USGS Spectral Library Version 7: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1035, 61 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1035
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TITLE: Galena S26-39 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: S26-39

MINERAL_TYPE: Sulfide

MINERAL: Galena

FORMULA: PbS

FORMULA_HTML: PbS

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Ellenville Mine, Ellenville, NY

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Jules Friedman

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: Jules Friedman, USGS

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: Jules Friedman, USGS

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Forms series with Clausthalite.

Wilbur, J.S, F.E. Mutschler, J.D. Friedman, and R.E. Zartman, 1990, New chemical, isotopic, and fluid inclusion data from zinc-lead-copper veins, Shawangunk Mountains, New York. Economic Geology, v.85 no.1, pp. 182-196.

Friedman, J.D., F.E. Mutschler, R.E. Zartman, P.H. Briggs, G.A. Swayze, and A.F. Theisen, 1989, Shawangunk ore district, New York: Geochemical and spectral data. USGS Open-File Report 89-193, p. 92.

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:
NO PHOTO

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

Not Available

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: ICP # XRF, EPMA, ICP(Trace), WChem

COMPOSITION
KEYWORD
Element
ASCII
Amount Units
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Ag 120.3 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: As less than 25 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Au .005 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Cd less than 10 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Cr 10 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Cu 4500 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Hg 0.38 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Mn less than 5 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Ni less than 5 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Pb
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Sb 100 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Se 50 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Te 0.39 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Tl less than 0.2 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: V less than 5 ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE: Zn 500 ppm

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

Mode wt%
Gal 98.0
Sph
Cpy ~ 1.0
Py
Qtz 1.0

Assay wt%
Cu 0.45
Fe 0.49
Pb 84.61
Zn 0.05
S 12.8

Wilbur, J.S, F.E. Mutschler, J.D. Friedman, and R.E. Zartman, 1990, New chemical, isotopic, and fluid inclusion data from zinc-lead-copper veins, Shawangunk Mountains, New York. Economic Geology, v.85 no.1, pp. 182-196.

Friedman, J.D., F.E. Mutschler, R.E. Zartman, P.H. Briggs, G.A. Swayze, and A.F. Theisen, 1989, Shawangunk ore district, New York: Geochemical and spectral data. USGS Open-File Report 89-193, p. 92.

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

mode:
100 vol% galena
trace of quartz

No chalcopyrite is visible, although luster of some grains may be streaked with brass yellow. Galena has blue metallic luster and cubic cleavage indicating this is a nearly pure sample of galena. G. Swayze.

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns