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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. |
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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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REFERENCES for Robinsonite | |
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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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Berry L G, Fahey J J, Bailey E H (1952) Robinsonite, a new lead antimony sulphide, American Mineralogist, 37, 438-446 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Lachance G R (1968) Shorter communications: Bismuthian robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 9, 426-428 [view file] |
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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] |
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Jambor J L, Plant A G (1975) The composition of the lead sulphantimonide, robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 13, 415-417 [view file] |
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Ayora C, Gali S (1981) Additional data on robinsonite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 415-417 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Owens D R (1982) Reexamination of robinsonite from Vall de Ribes, Spain, The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 97-100 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1431-1437 [view file] |
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Skowron A, Brown I D (1990) Refinement of the structure of robinsonite, Pb4Sb6S13, Acta Crystallographica, C46, 527-531 |
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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] |
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Ondru P, Veselovský F, Gabaová A, Hlouek J, rein 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] |
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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 |
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