Bleischweif

PbS
Variety of
Galena
GalenaPbS

Where it forms, where it's found

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead1207.200207.200
86.60%
16SSulfurSulfur132.06032.060
13.40%
Total239.260100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2003de.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galenit#Modifikationen_und_Variet%C3%A4ten
  2. 2015www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Bleischweif
  3. 2020epic.awi.de (n.d.) https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/34604/1/Mineralogie-Geologie-Goettingen_1978.pdf
Cite this entry

Entry last updated 

@misc{mineral2025,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Bleischweif — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2025},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/bleischweif-40683}
}