Schalenblende  (mixture of Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena)
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Schalenblende is named from German, meaning "shell ore", in allusion to its concentrically-layered "shell-like" structure.

Discovery year unknown;   IMA status:  Not Valid

Chemistry

Chemical Formula:

A mixture of Sphalerite, Wurtzite, Pyrite and Galena.

Optical Properties

Color:

Beige to Brown

Transparency:

Opaque

Occurances

Geological Setting:

Formed by crystallization of a sulfide gel.

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More Information

Mindat.org
 

Schalenblende is a compact mixture of Sphalerite and Wurtzite 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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