Plumbotsumite R110157
Name: Plumbotsumite
RRUFF ID: R110157
Ideal Chemistry: Pb5Si4O8(OH)10
Locality: Blue Bell claims, Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Source: Donald M Doell [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Glassy pale blue massive, with a well-defined cleavage.
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R110157
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R110157.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 9.263(2)Å    b: 15.899(4)Å    c: 30.222(9)Å
alpha: 79.95(1)°    beta: 89.87(1)°    gamma: 89.35(1)°   Volume: 4382(2)Å3    Crystal System: triclinic
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REFERENCES for Plumbotsumite

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]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Chao G Y, Mandarino J A, Pabst A (1982) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082   [view file]

Keller P, Dunn P J (1982) Plumbotsumite, Pb5(OH)10Si4O8, a new lead silicate from Tsumeb, Namibia, Chemie der Erde, 41, 1-6

Marty J, Kampf A R, Housley R M, Mills S J, Weiβ S (2010) Seltene neue Tellurmineralien aus Kalifornien, Utah, Arizona und New Mexico (USA), Lapis, 35, 42-51; 66

Dörsam G, Liebscher A, Wunder B, Franz G, Gottschalk M (2011) Synthesis of Pb-zoisite and Pb-lawsonite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 188, 99-110