Robinsonite R060970
Name: Robinsonite
RRUFF ID: R060970
Ideal Chemistry: Pb4Sb6S13
Locality: Mala Zelezna, Zilinsky Kraj, Slovakia
Source: Michael Scott S100397 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Mass of randomly oriented silvery-gray striated prismatic crystals
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 30% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060970.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 23.94(7)Å    b: 4.01(1)Å    c: 24.57(6)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 93.5(1)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 2356(7)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 Robinsonite

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]

Berry L G, Fahey J J, Bailey E H (1952) Robinsonite, a new lead antimony sulphide, American Mineralogist, 37, 438-446   [view file]

Jambor J L, Lachance G R (1968) Shorter communications: Bismuthian robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 426-428   [view file]

Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G, Stewart J M, Rowland J F, Chen T T (1975) New data on some palladium arsenides and antimonides, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 321-335   [view file]

Jambor J L, Plant A G (1975) The composition of the lead sulphantimonide, robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 415-417   [view file]

Ayora C, Gali S (1981) Additional data on robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 415-417   [view file]

Jambor J L, Owens D R (1982) Re–examination of robinsonite from Vall de Ribes, Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 97-100   [view file]

Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1431-1437   [view file]

Skowron A, Brown I D (1990) Refinement of the structure of robinsonite, Pb4Sb6S13, Acta Crystallographica, C46, 527-531

Pruseth K L, Mishra B, Bernhardt H J (1998) Solid solution in the synthetic zinkenite, robsonite and meneghinite in the system Cu2S-PbS-Sb2S3, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 207-213   [view file]

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147   [view file]

Makovicky E, Balić-Žunić T, Karanović L, Poleti D, Pršek J (2004) Structure refinement of natural robinsonite, Pb4Sb6: cation distribution and modular description, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2004, 49-67