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Plattnerite R070605

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Name: Plattnerite
RRUFF ID: R070605
Ideal Chemistry: PbO2
Locality: Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black tarnished metallic prismatic crystals.
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
Mineral Group: [ Rutile (23) ]
Quick search: [ All Plattnerite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070605.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Pb1.00O2
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070605
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070605.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.945(5)Å    b: 4.945(5)Å    c: 3.378(5)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 82.59(4)Å3    Crystal System: tetragonal
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Plattnerite

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]

Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. II. Ordnung. Baryte VII. Bleibaryt. Plattnerit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie Bei Braumüller and Seidel Wien 499-506   [view file]

Heddle M F (1889) On dudgeonite, hydroplumbite, plumbonacrite, and plattnerite, Mineralogical Magazine, 8, 200-203   [view file]

D'Antonio P, Santoro A (1980) Powder neutron diffraction study of chemically prepared β-lead dioxide, Acta Crystallographica, B36, 2394-2397

Grocholski B, Shim S H, Cottrell E, Prakapenka V B (2014) Crystal structure and compressibility of lead dioxide up to 140 GPa, American Mineralogist, 99, 170-177