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Les Molérats Mine, Saint-Prix, Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
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Formula:
Pb
 
13
(CO
 
3
)
 
6
(Si
 
10
O
 
27
) · 3H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicColour:Colourless
Hardness:2


New formula according to Cooper (pers. comm.), in Marty et al. (2010).
Originally given formula was Pb5Si4O8(OH)10.

Classification of Plumbotsumite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/D.22-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.HH.20

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
H : Unclassified silicates
H : With Pb
Dana 8th edition ID:78.1.7.1

78 : Unclassified Silicates
1 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.13.2

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
13 : Silicates of Pb
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Type Occurrence of Plumbotsumite

Type Locality:Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Year of Discovery:1982

Physical Properties of Plumbotsumite

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless
Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Plumbotsumite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 15.87Å, b = 9.26Å, c = 29.36Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.714 : 1 : 3.171
Unit Cell Volume:V 4,314.63 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Twinning:V-shaped penetration twins.

Optical Data of Plumbotsumite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.922 nβ = 1.933 nγ = 1.938
2V:Measured: 32° , Calculated: 66°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.016

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:r > v strong

Chemical Properties of Plumbotsumite

Formula:
Pb
 
13
(CO
 
3
)
 
6
(Si
 
10
O
 
27
) · 3H
 
2
O
Essential elements:C, H, O, Pb, Si
All elements listed in formula:C, H, O, Pb, Si

Relationship of Plumbotsumite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.HH.05Macquartite
Pb
 
3
Cu(CrO
 
4
)(SiO
 
3
)(OH)
 
4
 · 2H
 
2
O
9.HH.10Luddenite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
2
Si
 
5
O
 
14
 · 4H
 
2
O
9.HH.15Creaseyite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Fe
3+
2
(Si
 
4.67
Al
 
0.33
)O
 
15.33
(OH)
 
3
 · H
 
2
O
9.HH.25Molybdophyllite
Pb
 
8
Mg
 
9
[Si
 
10
O
 
28
(OH)
 
8
|O
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
14.13.1Alamosite
Pb
 
12
[Si
 
12
O
 
36
]
14.13.3Luddenite
Cu
 
2
Pb
 
2
Si
 
5
O
 
14
 · 4H
 
2
O
14.13.4Molybdophyllite
Pb
 
8
Mg
 
9
[Si
 
10
O
 
28
(OH)
 
8
|O
 
2
|(CO
 
3
)
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
14.13.5Margarosanite
Pb(Ca,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
(Si
 
3
O
 
9
)
14.13.6Ganomalite
Pb
 
9
Ca
 
5
Mn(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
4
(SiO
 
4
)O
14.13.7Kentrolite
Pb
 
2
Mn
3+
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)O
 
2
14.13.8Barysilite
Pb
 
8
Mn
2+
 
[Si
 
2
O
 
7
]
 
3
14.13.9Melanotekite
Pb
 
2
Fe
3+
2
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)O
 
2
14.13.10Creaseyite
Pb
 
2
Cu
 
2
Fe
3+
2
(Si
 
4.67
Al
 
0.33
)O
 
15.33
(OH)
 
3
 · H
 
2
O

Other Names for Plumbotsumite

Synonyms:
IMA1979-049
Other Languages:
German:Plumbotsumit
Spanish:Plumbotsumita

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 Plumbotsumite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist (1982): 67: 1075-1076.

Chemie der Erde (1982) 41, 1.

Marty, J., Kampf, A. R., Housley, R. M., Mills, S. J. & Weiß, S.. (2010). Seltene neue Tellurmineralien aus Kalifornien, Utah, Arizona und New Mexiko (USA). Lapis, 35 (12), 42-51; 66.

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    France
     
    • Burgundy
      • Saône-et-Loire
        • Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray
          • Saint-Prix
    		Vincent Bourgoin collection.
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto)
      • Tsumeb
    		Chemie der Erde (1982) 41, 1
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Pinal Co.
        • Mammoth District
          • Tiger
            • St. Anthony deposit
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 332.
    • California
      • San Bernardino Co.
        • Baker
          • Otto Mountain
    		Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne.
    EDS confirmed by Bob Housley.
    Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne.
        • Soda Lake Mts
          • Baker
    		Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne. SEM EDS and XRD confirmed.; American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1198–1204, 2009
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