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General Alamosite Information

Chemical Formula: PbSiO3
Composition: Molecular Weight = 283.28 gm
Silicon 9.91 % Si 21.21 % SiO2
Lead 73.14 % Pb 78.79 % PbO
Oxygen 16.94 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Pb(SiO3)
Environment: As a rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of lead-bearing base
metal deposits.
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909
Locality: From Mexico, in Sonora, at Alamos, and the San Pascual mine,
Zimpan, Hidalgo. In the USA, from Arizona, in the Mammoth-St.
Anthony mine, at Tiger, Pinal Co., the Lucky Cuss mine, Tomb Link
to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: For the Mexican type locality at Alamos.
Name Pronunciation: Alamosite + Pronunciation
Synonym: ICSD 26812
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Alamosite Image
Images:
Alamosite
Comments: White alamosite crystal group. John
Schneider Collection.
Location: Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 3.5x3x2 cm.
Dan Weinrich

Alamosite Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.5919:1:1.7355
Cell Dimensions: a = 11.209, b = 7.041, c = 12.22, Z = 12; beta = 113.15 V = 886.78
Den(Calc)= 6.37
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Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/n

X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.3(1), 3.34(1), 3.56(0.8),
Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
Keyboard Boucher M L , Peacor D R , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 126 (1968) p.98-111,
S - Stereo Pair on/off The crystal structure of alamosite, PbSiO3, Locality: Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
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Physical Properties of Alamosite

Cleavage: {010} Perfect
Color: Colorless, White.
Density: 6.49
Diaphaneity: Transparent to Translucent
Hardness: 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luster: Adamantine
Streak: white

Optical Properties of Alamosite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.008 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1505,KPDmeas= 0.1477,KC= 0.1489
Ncalc = 1.95 - 1.97
Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.947, b=1.961, g=1.968, bire=0.0210, 2V(Calc)=70,
2V(Meas)=65.

Calculated Properties of Alamosite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.50 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Alamosite =6.49 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.16
Boson Index = 0.84
Photoelectric: PEAlamosite =1,325.74 barns/electron
U=PEAlamosite x rElectron Density=7,289.43 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Alamosite is Not Radioactive

Alamosite Classification
Dana Class:
65.07.01.01 (65)Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1
(65.07)with chains P>7
(65.07.01)Dana Group
65.07.01.01 Alamosite PbSiO3 P 2/n 2/m

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Strunz Class: 09.DO.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985)
09.DO -Inosilicates with 7-, 8-, 10-, 12- and 14-periodic chains
09.DO.20 Alamosite PbSiO3 P 2/n 2/m

Other Alamosite Information

References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic2) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v91, p220) OPTIC
PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
See Also: Links to other databases for Alamosite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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