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Paulmooreite

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Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
© Knut Eldjarn

Formula:
Pb
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
5
]
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless to pale orange
Hardness:3
Name:After Dr. Paul (Paulus) B. Moore, former Professor of Physics, Chicago University. He specialized in the study of Långban minerals and in the physics of boron and the mineralogy and structure of boron-bearing minerals.
This page provides mineralogical data about Paulmooreite.

Classification of Paulmooreite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/J.06-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.JA.50

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
A : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; without additional anions, without H2O
Dana 8th edition ID:45.1.8.1

45 : ACID AND NORMAL ANTIMONITES AND ARSENITES
1 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:23.6

23 : Arsenites
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Type Occurrence of Paulmooreite

Type Locality:Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Year of Discovery:1979

Physical Properties of Paulmooreite

Lustre:Sub-Adamantine
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless to pale orange
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Paulmooreite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 13.58Å, b = 5.65Å, c = 8.55Å
β = 108.78°
Ratio:a:b:c = 2.404 : 1 : 1.513
Unit Cell Volume:V 621.09 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Paulmooreite

Formula:
Pb
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
5
]
Essential elements:As, O, Pb
All elements listed in formula:As, O, Pb

Relationship of Paulmooreite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.JA.05Leiteite
Zn[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
4.JA.10Reinerite
Zn
 
3
(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
4.JA.15Karibibite
Fe
 
2
As
 
4
O
 
9
4.JA.20Kusachiite
CuBi
 
2
O
 
4
4.JA.20Schafarzikite
Fe
2+
 
Sb
3+
2
O
 
4
4.JA.20Trippkeite
Cu[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
4.JA.25Apuanite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
Sb
3+
4
O
 
12
S
4.JA.30Versiliaite
Fe
 
2
Fe
 
4
Sb
 
6
O
 
16
S
4.JA.35Schneiderhöhnite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
3
[As
 
5
O
 
13
]
4.JA.40Zimbabweite
(Na,K)
 
2
PbAs
 
4
(Ta,Nb,Ti)
 
4
O
 
18
4.JA.45Ludlockite
PbFe
3+
4
As
3+
10
O
 
22
4.JA.55Stibivanite
Sb
 
2
VO
 
5
4.JA.60Chadwickite
(UO
 
2
)[HAsO
 
3
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
23.2Nanlingite
CaMg
 
4
[F
 
2
|AsO
 
3
]
 
2
23.3Leiteite
Zn[As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.5Kuznetsovite
(Hg-Hg)Hg
2+
 
[Cl|AsO
 
4
]
23.7Ecdemite
Pb
 
6
[As
 
2
O
 
7
|Cl
 
4
]
23.8Heliophyllite
Pb
 
3
AsO
 
4-n
Cl
 
2n+1
23.9Finnemanite
Pb
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
3
)
 
3
]
23.10Gebhardite
Pb
 
8
[O|Cl
 
6
|(As
 
2
O
 
5
)
 
2
]
23.11Zimbabweite
(Na,K)
 
2
PbAs
 
4
(Ta,Nb,Ti)
 
4
O
 
18
23.13Rouseite
Pb
 
2
Mn
2+
 
[AsO
 
3
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
23.14Freedite
Pb
 
15
(Cu,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[O
 
7
|Cl
 
10
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
4
]
23.15Manganarsite
Mn
 
3
[(OH)
 
4
|As
 
2
O
 
4
]
23.17Armangite
Mn
2+
26
[CO
 
3
|(HAsO
 
3
)
 
4
|(AsO
 
3
)
 
14
]
23.18Karibibite
Fe
 
2
As
 
4
O
 
9
23.19Schneiderhöhnite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
3
[As
 
5
O
 
13
]
23.20Lazarenkoite
(Ca,Fe)FeAs
 
3
O
 
7
·3H
 
2
O
23.21Stenhuggarite
CaFeSbO(AsO
 
3
)
 
2
23.22Tomichite
(V,Fe)
 
4
Ti
 
3
AsO
 
13
OH

Other Names for Paulmooreite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-004
Other Languages:
German:Paulmooreit
Russian:Полмурит
Spanish:Paulmooreita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Paulmooreite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1979): 64: 352-354.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 340-345.

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    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
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          • Passa Limani area
    		Gelaude, Piet, van Kalmthout, Piet, and Rewitzer, Christian (1996) Laurion: The Minerals of the Ancient Slags, Janssen Print, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		- Araki, T. , Moore, P.B. and Brunton, G.D. (1980). "The crystal structure of paulmooreite Pb2(As2O5): dimeric arsenite groups." American Mineralogist, 65(3/4),pp:340-345 - Am. Min. (1979) 64, 352-354; Rocks & Min.: 63:228; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
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