Raspite

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| name = Raspite

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| category = Oxide minerals

| formula = PbWO₄

| IMAsymbol = Rsp{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3 |pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W |s2cid=235729616 |doi-access=free}}

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| strunz = 4.DG.20

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| system = Monoclinic

| class = Prismatic (2/m)
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| symmetry = P2₁/b

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| colour = Light yellow, yellowish brown, grey

| habit = Tabular (may have striations), elongate

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| cleavage = Perfect {100}

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| mohs = 2.5–3

| luster = Adamantine

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| solubility = Decomposes in HCl

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Raspite is a mineral, a lead tungstate; with the formula PbWO₄. It forms yellow to yellowish brown monoclinic crystals.[http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/raspite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy] It is the low temperature monoclinic dimorph of the tetragonal stolzite.[http://www.mindat.org/min-3368.html Mindat entry]

It was discovered in 1897 at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, it was named for Charles Rasp (1846–1907), German-Australian prospector, discoverer of the Broken Hill ore deposit.{{citation

| url = http://webmineral.com/data/Raspite.shtml

| title = Raspite Mineral Data

| work = Webmineral.com

| accessdate = September 12, 2010}}