| Name: | Playfairite Pyf |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb16(Sb,As)19S44Cl |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Playfairite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Antimony (Sb) Arsenic (As) Sulfur (S) Chlorine (Cl) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Canada |
| Year First Published: | 1966 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Jambor J L (1967) New lead sulfantimonides from Madoc, Ontario. Part 2 - mineral descriptions, The Canadian Mineralogist 9, 191-213 Chemical formula changed from Pb_16_Sb_18_S_43_: Moëlo Y, Makovicky E, Mozgova N N, Jambor J L, Cook N, Pring A, Paar W, Nickel E H, Graeser S, Karup-Møller S, Balic-Zunic T, Mumme W G, Vurro F, Topa D, Bindi L, Bente K, Shimizu M (2008) Sulfosalt systematics: a review. Report of the sulfosalt sub-committee of the IMA Commission on Ore Mineralogy, European Journal of Mineralogy 20, 7-46 |
| Structural Group Name: | Madocite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 273.4 Million Years Ago |
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