Rosiaite R070384
Name: Rosiaite
RRUFF ID: R070384
Ideal Chemistry: PbSb2O6
Locality: Le Cetine mine, Chiusdino, Tuscany, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S104750 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale yellow thin hexagonal tablets associated with valentinite, clinocervantite, R070385 and tripuhyite, R070383
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070384.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: Pb1.00Sb2.00O6
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 @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070384.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.310(2)Å    b: 5.310(2)Å    c: 5.387(3)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 131.55(3)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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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 Rosiaite

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]

Hill, R J (1987) Structure of PbSb2O6 and its relationship to the crystal chemistry of PbO2 in antimonial lead-acid batteries, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 71, 12-18   [view file]

Basso R, Lucchetti G, Zefiro L, Palenzona A (1996) Rosiaite, PbSb2O6, a new mineral from the Cetine mine, Siena, Italy, European Journal of Mineralogy, 8, 487-492   [view file]

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 207-210   [view file]

Roper A J, Leverett P, Murphy T D, Williams P A (2015) Stabilities of byströmite, MgSb2O6, ordoñezite, ZnSb2O6 and rosiaite, PbSb2O6, and their possible roles in limiting antimony mobility in the supergene zone, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 537-544

Roper A J, Leverett P, Murphy T D, Williams P A (2018) The stability of the rare sodium antimonate, brizziite, and it's role in Sb mobility, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 89-93