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Plattnerite

plattnerite

PbO2

Plattnerite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Plattnerite is an oxide mineral and is the beta crystalline form of lead dioxide (β-PbO2), scrutinyite being the other, alpha form. It was first reported in 1845 and named after German mineralogist Karl Friedrich Plattner. Plattnerite forms bundles of dark needle-like crystals on various minerals; the crystals are hard and brittle and have tetragonal symmetry.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 5.5

Scientific references

  1. Plattnerite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2738313 Link
  2. Plattnerite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattnerite Link