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Molybdomenite R140388

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Name: Molybdomenite
RRUFF ID: R140388
Ideal Chemistry: PbSe4+O3
Locality: Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Source: Rock Currier [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Yellowish white tabular crystal with good cleavage, associated with calcite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R140388
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 25% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R140388.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 4.5399(9)Å    b: 5.5263(12)Å    c: 6.6162(14)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 106.419(12)°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 159.221(54)Å3    Crystal System: monoclinic
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REFERENCES for Molybdomenite

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]

Bertrand E (1882) Sur la molybdoménite (sélénite de plomb), la cobaltoménite (sélénite de cobalt) et l´acide sélénieux de Cacheuta (La Plata), Bulletin de la Société Minéralogique de France, 5, 90-92   [view file]

Fleischer M (1954) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 39, 848-852   [view file]

Fleischer M (1965) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 50, 805-813   [view file]

Mandarino J A (1965) Molybdomenite from the Ranwick Uranium mine, Montreal River area, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 149-158   [view file]

Pasero M, Rotiroti N (2003) The crystal structure of molybdomenite, PbSeO3, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 2003, 145-152