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Minium R070508

Name: Minium
RRUFF ID: R070508
Ideal Chemistry: Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄
Locality: Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bright orange earthy coating
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Minium (6) ]

Quick search: [ All Minium samples (3) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070508

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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REFERENCES for Minium
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]
Smithson J (1806) Account of a discovery of native minium, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 96, 267-268 [view file]
Gross S T (1943) The crystal structure of Pb₃O₄, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 65, 1107-1110
Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541
Gavarri J R, Calvarin G, Weigel D (1975) Oxydes de plomb. II. Etude structurale à 5 K de la phase orthorhombique de l‘oxyde Pb₃O₄, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 14, 91-98
Gavarri J R, Weigel D (1975) Oxydes de plomb. I. structure cristalline du minium Pb₃O₄, à température ambiante (293 K), Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 13, 252-257
Gavarri J R, Weigel D, Hewat A W (1978) Oxydes de plomb. IV. Evolution structurale de l´oxyde Pb₃O₄ entre 240 et 5°K et mécanisme de la transition, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 23, 327-339
Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 73, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 397-402 [view file]

REFERENCES for Minium

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]

Smithson J (1806) Account of a discovery of native minium, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 96, 267-268 [view file]

Gross S T (1943) The crystal structure of Pb₃O₄, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 65, 1107-1110

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541

Gavarri J R, Calvarin G, Weigel D (1975) Oxydes de plomb. II. Etude structurale à 5 K de la phase orthorhombique de l‘oxyde Pb₃O₄, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 14, 91-98

Gavarri J R, Weigel D (1975) Oxydes de plomb. I. structure cristalline du minium Pb₃O₄, à température ambiante (293 K), Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 13, 252-257

Gavarri J R, Weigel D, Hewat A W (1978) Oxydes de plomb. IV. Evolution structurale de l´oxyde Pb₃O₄ entre 240 et 5°K et mécanisme de la transition, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 23, 327-339

Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 73, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 397-402 [view file]