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. 2023 Dec 2;13:21287. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48593-5

Table 2.

Major and minor mineral phases of Pb identified in metal-rich particles in urban dust samples collected in the Pb-polluted urban environment area from Torreón (northern Mexico). Mineral phases are alphabetically ordered.

Pb phase Formulation Selected weathered Pb-rich particles
S 1.2 SE < 1 E 2.5 W < 3 W < 1 SW < 2 NNE < 1 NW 3 NE 2 NW 0.5 SW 1.1
Major minerals
Anglesite PbSO4 + + + + +? + +
Cerussite PbCO3 + + + + + + + +
Galena PbS + + + + + + + + +?
Hydrocerussite Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 + +? + + + + +? +?
Hydroxylpyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3(OH) + +? +? + +?
Litharge PbO + + +
Minor minerals
Caledonite Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 + + + + + + +
Crimsonite PbFe2(PO4)2(OH)2 + + + +
Esperite PbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3 + +? +? + + +
Feinglosite Pb2Zn(AsO4)2 + + + +
Friedrichite Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 + + + +?
Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 + + +
Lautenthalite PbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 + + + + + +
Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 + + + + +
Luddenite Cu2Pb2Si5O14 + + +
Massicot PbO +? +? +?
Vanackerite Pb4Cd(AsO4)3(Cl,OH) + + + +

+ = present, +? = seems present, empty = non-observed.