Grootfonteinite | |
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General | |
Category | Carbonate |
Formula (repeating unit) | Pb3O(CO3)2 |
IMA symbol | Gtf [1] |
Crystal system | Hexagonal |
Crystal class | Dihexagonal pyramidal (6mm) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | P63mc |
Unit cell | a = 5.30, b = 13.77 [Å] (approximated) |
Identification | |
References | [2] |
Grootfonteinite is a rare lead carbonate mineral with the relatively simple formula Pb3O(CO3)2. It is one of a number of minerals discovered at the Kombat mine, Grootfontein district, Namibia. [2] [3]
Grootfonteinite is structurally related to hydrocerussite and plumbonacrite. [2]
Grootfonteinite | |
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General | |
Category | Carbonate |
Formula (repeating unit) | Pb3O(CO3)2 |
IMA symbol | Gtf [1] |
Crystal system | Hexagonal |
Crystal class | Dihexagonal pyramidal (6mm) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | P63mc |
Unit cell | a = 5.30, b = 13.77 [Å] (approximated) |
Identification | |
References | [2] |
Grootfonteinite is a rare lead carbonate mineral with the relatively simple formula Pb3O(CO3)2. It is one of a number of minerals discovered at the Kombat mine, Grootfontein district, Namibia. [2] [3]
Grootfonteinite is structurally related to hydrocerussite and plumbonacrite. [2]