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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. |
Quick search: [ All Scotlandite samples (2) ] |
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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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REFERENCES for Scotlandite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Pertlik F, Zemann J (1985) The crystal structure of scotlandite, PbSO3, Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 34, 289-295 |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 467-471 [view file] |
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