DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: MINERAL

SAMPLE_ID: S102-17

MINERAL_TYPE: Sulfide

MINERAL: Galena

FORMULA: PbS

FORMULA_HTML: PbS

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Guymard Mine, Guymard, NY

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Jules Friedman

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: Jules Freidman, 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.

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

None.

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: ICP # XRF, EM(WDS), ICP(Trace), WChem

COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Ag	162.8	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	As	<25	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Au	.010	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Cd	35	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Cr	50	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Cu	450	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Hg	6.00	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Mn	<5	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Ni	5	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Pb
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Sb	200	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Se	<25	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Te	0.05	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Tl	<0.2	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	V	20	ppm
COMPOSITION_TRACE:	Zn

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

Mode wt%
Gal 92.0
Sph 6.6
Cpy
Py
Qtz 1.4

Assay wt%
Cu 0.04
Fe 0.36
Pb 79.68
Zn 4.05
S 13.7

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:
90 vol% galena
10 vol% sphalerite
tr quartz

av gr sz = 50 µm

This sample has 10 vol% sphalerite and a trace of quartz. Galena has shiny blue metallic luster and is isotropic. This is consistent with this sample being galena. Sphalerite grains are nearly coated with smaller galena grains. G. Swayze.

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1_2_3_4_

LIB_SPECTRA_HED: where Wave Range Av_Rs_Pwr Comment

LIB_SPECTRA: splib04a r 1679 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s. = 50 µm

LIB_SPECTRA: splib05a r ____ 0.2-3.0µm 200 g.s.=

LIB_SPECTRA: splib06a r ____ 1.5-25µm 250 g.s.=