rhodplumsite
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Rhodplumsite is a rare rhodium-lead sulfide mineral, chemical formula Rh3Pb2S2. It was originally discovered within a platinum nugget, in grains up to 40 μm in size. Its name originates from its composition; rhodium and lead (plumbum in Latin). Although this mineral contains large amounts of rhodium, it is not an economically viable ore of rhodium due to its rarity.
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- Subclass of
- sulfide class of minerals
- Named after
- lead
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- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.BE.15
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.BE.15
- chemical formula
- Rh₃Pb₂S₂
- Commons category
- Rhodplumsite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Rhp
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Rhodplumsite is a rare rhodium-lead sulfide mineral, chemical formula Rh3Pb2S2. It was originally discovered within a platinum nugget, in grains up to 40 μm in size. Its name originates from its composition; rhodium and lead (plumbum in Latin). Although this mineral contains large amounts of rhodium, it is not an economically viable ore of rhodium due to its rarity.
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