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Name: Pottsite
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IMA Chemistry: (Pb3Bi)Bi(VO4)4·H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pottsite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Bismuth (Bi)
Vanadium (V)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1986
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Williams S A (1988) Pottsite, a new vanadate from Lander County, Nevada, Mineralogical Magazine 52, 389-390 Chemical composition revised from PbBi(VO_4_)(VO_3_OH)·2H_2_O: Kovrugin V M, Siidra O I, Zaitsev A N, Spratt J, Shilovskikh V, Agakhanov A A, Turner R W (2016) The crystal structure and composition of pottsite, (Pb_3x_Bi_4-2x_)(VO_4_)_4_·H_2_O (0.8 < x < 1.0). European Journal of Mineralogy 28, 137-145
Structural Group Name: Pottsite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: tetragonal
Oldest Known Age: 144 Million Years Ago
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