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https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-623-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-623-2020
Research article
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14 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 14 Nov 2020

Contribution to the crystal chemistry of lead-antimony sulfosalts: systematic Pb-versus-Sb crossed substitution in the plagionite homologous series, Pb2N − 1(Pb1 − xSbx)2(Sb1 − xPbx)2Sb6S13+2N

Yves Moëlo and Cristian Biagioni

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The plagionite group is a family of complex sulfides (lead-antimony sulfosalts) encountered in various Pb-Cu-Zn ore deposits. Analysis of these crystal structures confirms a systematic Pb-versus-Sb substitution in two adjacent cation positions. Such a substitution varies according not only to the Pb / Sb ratio of each member but also, apparently, to the kinetics of crystallization. Re-examination of a Pb-free synthetic derivative permitted its redefinition as a Na-Sb sulfosalt.
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