The Composition and Origin of Massicot, Litharge (PbO) and a Mixed Oxide of Lead Used as a Traditional Medicine in the Arabian Gulf

Michael A. Worthing and Hector H. Sutherland
Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36 Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Department of Physics, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36 Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Keywords: massicot • litharge • lead • medicine • Arabian Gulf

Mineralogical Magazine; June 1996 v. 60; no. 400; p. 509-513; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.12
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