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Macphersonite

macphersonite

Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2

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Overview

Macphersonite, Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2 (OH)2, is a carbonate mineral that is trimorphous with leadhillite and susannite. Macphersonite is generally white, colorless, or a pale amber in color and has a white streak. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with a space group of Pcab. It is fairly soft mineral that has a high specific gravity. Macphersonite is named after Harry Gordon Macpherson, a keeper of minerals at the Royal Scottish Museum. It was discovered and accepted in 1984.

Scientific references

  1. Macphersonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3842155 Link
  2. Macphersonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macphersonite Link