University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Scotlandite
 
Hölzel-No.
 
5.KA.340
Type of specimen
 
Teil des HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
82-01 / 1982
Chemical formula
 
Pb(SO3)
Type locality
 
Great Britain, Scotland, Lanarkshire, Leadhills
Associated minerals
 
Barite, anglesite, lanarkite, susannite
Collection
 
Archiv der Universität Stuttgart - „Mineralogische Sammlung Prof. Keller”
Contact person
 
Franz Xaver Schmidt
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
TM-82.01 / 0/824-s27/2
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Single crystal in a glass capillary
References

A new mineral, scotlandite (PbSO3) from Leadhills, Scotland; the first natural occurring sulphite.
Paar, W.H., Braithwaite, R.S.W., Chen, T.T. & Keller, P. (1984)
Mineral. Mag., 48, 283-288
Notes / Further information

Named after the type locality.
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