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The Galena Mineral Group
Alabandite (Manganese Sulfide)
Altaite (Lead Telluride)
Borovskite (Palladium Antimony Telluride)
Clausthalite (Lead Selenide)
Crerarite (Platinum Bismuth Sulfide Selenide)
Galena (Lead Sulfide)
Niningerite (Magnesium Iron Manganese Sulfide)
Oldhamite (Calcium Magnesium Iron Manganese Sulfide)
This Group is named for its most common member, "Galena". Galena is the only common mineral in this group. Most of the other members are very rare. The group is composed of minerals with a similar isometric structure and related chemistry. The general formula for
this group is a simple two componet structure similar to the structure of halite.
one componet can be lead, magnesium, bismuth, calcium, iron, manganese, palladium,
platinum or antimony. The other componet can be sulfur, selenium and/or tellurium.