Clausthalite is a lead selenide mineral, PbSe. It forms a solid solution series with galena PbS.
Occurrence It occurs in low-sulfur hydrothermal deposits with other selenides and in mercury deposits. It is associated with tiemannite, klockmannite, berzelianite, umangite, gold, stibiopalladinite and uraninite.
It was first described in 1832 and named for the discovery locality of Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Harz Mountains, Germany.
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Classification of minerals List of minerals
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