Galenobismutite R060988



Name: Galenobismutite
RRUFF ID: R060988
Ideal Chemistry: PbBi2S4
Locality: San Nicolas mine, Badajoz Provence, Spain
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Silver metallic prismatic crystals, exterior tarnish steel-blue, associated with quartz and yellowish-green crystals of a Bi oxide.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060988
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Galenobismutite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Iitaka Y, Nowacki W (1962) A redetermination of the crystal structure of galenobismutite, PbBi2S4, Acta Crystallographica, 15, 691-698

Mumme W G (1980) Weibullite Ag0.32Pb5.09Bi8.55Se6.08S11.92 from Falun, Sweden: a higher homologue of galenobismutite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 1-12   [view file]

Locock A J, Ercit T S, Kjellman J, Piilonen C (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 1945-1954   [view file]

Pinto D, Balić-Žunić T, Bonaccorsi E, Borodaev Y S, Garavelli A, Garbarino C, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Vurro F (2006) Rare sulfosalts from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. VII. Cl-bearing galenobismutite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 443-457   [view file]

Pinto D, Balić-Žunić T, Garavelli A, Makovicky E, Vurro F (2006) Comparative crystal-structure study of Ag-free lillianite and galenobismutite from Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 159-175   [view file]

Olsen L A, Balic-Zunic T, Makovicky E, Ullrich A, Miletich R (2007) Hydrostatic compression of galenobismutite (PbBi2S4): elastic properties and high-pressure crystal chemistry, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 34, 467-475