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Name: Litharge RRUFF ID: R060959 Ideal Chemistry: PbO Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden Source: Michael Scott S101289 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Red to red-orange crusts associated with black jacobsite and calcite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Litharge | |
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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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Larsen E S (1917) Massicot and litharge, the two modifications of lead monoxide, American Mineralogist, 2, 18-19 [view file] |
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Leciejewicz J (1961) On the crystal structure of tetragonal (red) PbO, Acta Crystallographica, 14, 1304-1304 |
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Boher P, Garnier P, Gavarri J R, Hewat A W (1985) Monoxyde quadratique PbOα(I): Description de la transition structurale ferroélastique, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 57, 343-350 |
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