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Name: Schieffelinite
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IMA Chemistry: Pb10Te6+6O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Schieffelinite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Tellurium (Te)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1979
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Williams S A (1980) Schieffelinite, a new lead tellurate-sulphate from Tombstone, Arizona, Mineralogical Magazine 43, 771-773 Chemical composition revised from PbTeO_4_·H_2_O: Kampf A R, Mills S J, Housley R M, Rumsey M S, Spratt J (2012) Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: VII. Chromschieffelinite, Pb_10_Te_6_O_20_(OH)_14_(CrO_4_)(H_2_O)_5_, the chromate analog of schieffelinite, American Mineralogist 97, 212-219
Structural Group Name: Schieffelinite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 145 Million Years Ago
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