Belmontite
A discredited species name
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Formula:
(Pb, Si, O)
Said to be a silicate of lead. Requires further examination.
Based on the information supplied by Dr. Vera Hammer of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, the original type specimen of “belmontite” of Küstel was studied by XRD (Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr) and SEM–EDS (Dr. Franz Brandstätter). According to their unpublished results, the X-ray study gave bindheimite, chlorargyrite, tetrahedrite, quartz, goethite, maybe baumhauerite and hydromolysite as constituents of the specimen (see http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Belmontit).
Originally reported from Belmont, Nye Co., Nevada, USA.
Based on the information supplied by Dr. Vera Hammer of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, the original type specimen of “belmontite” of Küstel was studied by XRD (Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr) and SEM–EDS (Dr. Franz Brandstätter). According to their unpublished results, the X-ray study gave bindheimite, chlorargyrite, tetrahedrite, quartz, goethite, maybe baumhauerite and hydromolysite as constituents of the specimen (see http://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Belmontit).
Originally reported from Belmont, Nye Co., Nevada, USA.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
614
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:614:3
Similar Names
| Belmonteite | A valid IMA mineral species | CaMn2(AsO4)2 · 7H2O |
IMA Classification of Belmontite
Discredited
Chemistry of Belmontite
Mindat Formula:
(Pb, Si, O)
Element Weights:
| Element | % weight |
|---|---|
| Pb | 100.000 % |
Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Belmontite
German:Belmontit
Spanish:Belmontita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Belmontite
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References for Belmontite
Reference List:
Williams, Sidney A. (1968) Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona. American Mineralogist, 53 (9-10) 1433-1438 (comparison of wickenburgite with possible belmontite)
Localities for Belmontite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
USA | |
| Clark (1993) |
