Scotlandite R060764
Name: Scotlandite
RRUFF ID: R060764
Ideal Chemistry: Pb(S4+O3)
Locality: Lady Anne Hopetoun shaft. Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Source: Michael Scott S101365 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radiating group of colorless spear-head shaped prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
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CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060764.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Pb1.00S4+1.00O3; trace amounts of Fe
Microprobe Data File: [ Download Excel File ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 65% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060764.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.499(1)Å    b: 5.327(1)Å    c: 6.397(2)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 106.17(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 147.2(1)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Scotlandite

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]

Paar W H, Braithwaite R S W, Chen T T, Keller P (1984) A new mineral, scotlandite (PbSO3) from Leadhills, Scotland; the first naturally occurring sulphite, Mineralogical Magazine, 48, 283-288   [view file]

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Langley R H, Shigley J E, Zilczer J A (1985) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 70, 871-881   [view file]

Pertlik F, Zemann J (1985) The crystal structure of scotlandite, PbSO3, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 34, 289-295

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 467-471   [view file]