Rhodplumsite
{{Short description|Rhodium-lead mineral compound}}
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| name = Rhodplumsite
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| category = Sulfide mineral
| formula = {{chem|Rh3Pb2S2}}
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| strunz = 2.BE.15
| dana = 2.3.5.2
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| color = Gray
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| references = [http://www.mindat.org/min-3409.html Mindat.org]
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Rhodplumsite is a rare rhodium-lead sulfide mineral, chemical formula Rh3Pb2S2.[http://www.mindat.org/min-3409.html Mindat.org - Rhodplumsite]{{Cite web|title=Handbook of Mineralogy - Rhodplumsite|url=http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/rhodplumsite.pdf}} 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.