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Pottsite (Pottsit)

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Pottsit
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Pottsit
Fundort: Steinbruch Ernst, Grub bei Rinchnach, Bayerischer Wald; Bildbreite 0,25 mm; Bestimmung EDX; Nikon CF 50x0.55 ELWD
Copyright: Josef 84,55; Contribution: Josef 84,55
Collection: Josef 84,55
Location: Deutschland/Bayern/Niederbayern, Bezirk/Regen, Landkreis/Rinchnach/Grub/Steinbrüche Ernst & Kubischek
Mineral: Pottsite
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Pottsit  E
Analysed with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy EDX

Fundort: Steinbruch Ernst, Grub bei Rinchnach, Bayerischer Wald; Bildbreite 0,25 mm; Bestimmung EDX; Nikon CF 50x0.55 ELWD
Collection: Josef 84,55
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Pottsit
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Pottsit
Größe: 4,6 x 3,8 x 1,6 cm, Fundort: Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/Nevada/Lander Co./Spencer Hot Springs District/Linka Mine
Mineral: Pottsite
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Pottsit

Größe: 4,6 x 3,8 x 1,6 cm, Fundort: Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2010-04-18
Locality: Linka Mine / Spencer Hot Springs District / Lander Co. / Nevada / USA
Pottsit
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Pottsit
Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/Nevada/Lander Co./Spencer Hot Springs District/Linka Mine
Mineral: Pottsite
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Pottsit

Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Linka Mine, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-04-18
Locality: Linka Mine / Spencer Hot Springs District / Lander Co. / Nevada / USA
Pottsit
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Pottsit
Größe: 52x32x23 mm; Fundort: ⚒ Linka, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, US
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Location: USA/Nevada/Lander Co./Spencer Hot Springs District/Linka Mine
Mineral: Pottsite
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Pottsit

Größe: 52x32x23 mm; Fundort: ⚒ Linka, Spencer Hot Springs, Lander Co., Nevada, US
Copyright: proetho
Contribution: slugslayer 2022-02-06
Locality: Linka Mine / Spencer Hot Springs District / Lander Co. / Nevada / USA

Collectors Summary

Color hellgelb
Streak color blassgelb
Hardness (Mohs) 3.5
Cleavages nicht beobachtet
Solubility +++ HNO3, + kalte verdünnte HCl, - kalte KOH
Crystal System Tetragonal, I41/a
Morphology Bipyramiden oder kurze stummelartige Prismen.

Chemism

Chemical formula

PbBiH(VO4)2·2H2O

Chemical composition

Bismut, Blei, Sauerstoff, Vanadium, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 683.107437 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 19

Info

Empirical formula:

PbBiH(VO4)2·2H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

0.74

5

26.32

1.0079470

5.0397350
Oxygen

O

23.42

10

52.63

15.9994300

159.9943000
Vanadium

V

14.91

2

10.53

50.9415100

101.8830200
Lead

Pb

30.33

1

5.26

207.2100000

207.2100000
Bismuth

Bi

30.59

1

5.26

208.9803820

208.9803820

Analysis wt%

PbO : 32.40, Bi2O3 : 34.00, V2O5 : 26.60, H2O : 6.71 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 88)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

8.CG.25

8: Phosphate, Arsenate, Vanadate
C: Phosphate ohne weitere Anionen, mit H2O
G: Mit großen und mittelgroßen Kationen, RO4:H2O = 1:1
25:Pottsit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VII/C.32-010

VII: PHOSPHATE, ARSENATE UND VANADATE ("Phosphate" des Registers immer einschließlich isotyper Arsenate und Vanadate!)
C: Wasserhaltige Phosphate, ohne fremde Anionen
32: Mittelgroße und große Kationen: Fe-Mn-Zn-Mg und Ca-(NH4) 1+

Classification by Hölzel

8.CF.500

8: PHOSPHATES ARSENATES VANADATES
C: Phosphates (-Anions +Water)
F: Phosphates, C large, V: 1 to 4
5: Valency: 1,2,3 Pottsite-Group

Dana 8th edition

40.01.04.01

40: Hydrated Phosphates, etc
01: Hydrated Phosphates, etc where A++ B++ (XO4) · x(H2O)

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

hellgelb

Streak color

blassgelb

max. Birefringence

0.12
Birefringence chart\! Pottsite title=Birefringence chart Pottsite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

ω = 2.37

RI value γ / ε

ε = 2.49

Ri mean

2.410

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Crystallography

Crystal System

Tetragonal

Class (H-M)

4/m

Space Group number

88

Space Group

I41/a

Cell parameters a (Å)

11.0839

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

12.6516

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.141

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

10

Volumne (ų)

1554.285

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

4.618(90),
4.168(30),
3.210(40),
3.062(100),
2.476(40),
2.252(30),
2.184(30),
1.952(30)
XRD chart Pottsite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Morphology

Bipyramiden oder kurze stummelartige Prismen.

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

130 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

7.31 (berechnet) 7.0 (gemessen)

7.298 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleavages

nicht beobachtet

Tenacity

spröde

Instability

+++ HNO3, + kalte verdünnte HCl, - kalte KOH

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Nevada/Lander Co./Spencer Hot Springs District/Linka Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Williams, 1988

References

Mineralogical Magazine 52 (1988), 389

Siidra, O., Kovrugin, V.M., Zaitsev, A.N., Turner, R., Shilovskikh, V., Spratt, J., Agakhanov, A.A. - The crystal structure and composition of pottsite, (Pb3xBi4-2x)(VO4)4·H2O, 0.8 < x < 1.0. European Journal of Mineralogy 28 (2016) 137-145.

Other languages

German

Pottsit

Spanish

Pottsita

English

Pottsite

French

Pottsite

Traditional Chinese

水釩鉍鉛礦

Simplified Chinese

水钒铋铅矿

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1986-045

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Pot

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