Mattheddleite R070490
Name: Mattheddleite
RRUFF ID: R070490
Ideal Chemistry: Pb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl
Locality: Dry Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria (Cumberland), England, United Kingdom
Source: Bob Jenkins [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Radial aggregates of colorless hexagonal microcrystals
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070490
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Mattheddleite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Jambor J L, Bladh K W, Ercit T S, Grice J D, Grew E S (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 927-935   [view file]

Steele I M, Pluth J J, Livingstone A (2000) Crystal structure of mattheddleite: a Pb, S, Si phase with the apatite structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 64, 915-921   [view file]

Essene E J, Henderson C E, Livingstone A (2006) The missing sulphur in mattheddleite, sulphur analysis of sulphates, and paragenetic relations at Leadhills, Scotland, Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 265-280   [view file]