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Changbaiite

changbaiite

PbNb2O6

Changbaiite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Changbaiite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Changbaiite (PbNb2O6) is a member of the oxide mineral class in which the mineral contains oxygen which is grouped along with one or two metal ion. Changbaiite is classified as a multiple Oxide XY2O6 and it generally has an ionic bond. Furthermore, it is also orthorhombic at a temperature of 25 °C and it changes to orthorhombic-tetragonal at 570 °C.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 5.5

Scientific references

  1. Changbaiite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3666204 Link
  2. Changbaiite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changbaiite Link