[Content and History] [Recent Issues] [Back Issues] [Subscriptions] [Contacts] See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Excalibur Minerals] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM] Mineral News was founded some twenty years ago and has developed a following of avid mineral collectors seeking timely information about new finds and other items of interest to the collector community. Articles are solicited from collector and scientific authors. General Rhodplumsite InformationPb2Rh3S2 |
Molecular Weight = 787.25 gm |
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Rhodium 39.21 % Rh |
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Lead 52.64 % Pb |
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Sulfur 8.15 % S |
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100.00 % |
Pb2Rh3S2 |
Platinum placers. Found as an inclusion in a platinum nugget. |
Approved IMA 1983 |
Umutnaya River, Ural Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for its composition. |
Rhodplumsite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 42599 |
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PDF 35-720 |
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| | Rhodplumsite Crystallographya:c = 1:2.38359 |
a = 5.73, c = 13.658, Z = 3; V = 388.35 Den(Calc)= 10.10 |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.86(1), 2.01(0.6), 1.81(0.3),2.44(0.3), 4.02(0.3), 1.22(0.2), 4.64(0.2), |
| Physical Properties of RhodplumsiteGray. |
Opaque |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of RhodplumsiteStrong. |
White. |
Notable, from cream-pink to grayish hue. |
| Calculated Properties of RhodplumsiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=8.49 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rhodplumsite =10.1 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.11 |
Boson Index = 0.89 PERhodplumsite =1,052.64 barns/electron |
U=PERhodplumsite x rElectron Density=8,940.22 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rhodplumsite is Not Radioactive | Rhodplumsite Classification02.03.05.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.03)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=5:2 |
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(02.03.05)Shandite Group |
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02.BE.15 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BE -With Pb(Bi) |
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| Other Rhodplumsite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Rhodplumsite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Rhodplumsite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rhodplumsite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Diamond Dan Publications e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Rhodplumsite Mineral Data : Ask about Rhodplumsite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rhodplumsite Specimen Label here :
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