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Plumbeine

A variety of Galena

Galena pseudomorphs after Pyromorphite - originally thought to be a hexagonal polymorph of Galena (A. Breithaupt (1863) Berg. Hütt. Zeit. 22, 36).

Classification of Plumbeine

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References for Plumbeine

Reference List:Breithaupt, A. (1863) Berg.- und hüttenmännisches Zeitung, Freiberg, Leipzig (merged into Glückauf): 22: 36.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 889 (see especially 894).

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    Localities for Plumbeine

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Hunsrück Mts
        • Bernkastel-Kues
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • St Agnes District
          • Perranzabuloe
    Embrey & Symes, 1987, 108 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"
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