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|   |   | Name: Matlockite RRUFF ID: R140538 Ideal Chemistry: PbClF Locality: Mammoth mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Source: The University of Arizona Mineral Museum 5194 and 10550 Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale yellowish or colorless platy crystals, associated with bright orange georgerobinsonite (R110148), quartz, and cerussite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. | 
| Mineral Group: [ Matlockite (3) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R140538.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 4.087(2)Å    b: 4.087(2)Å    c: 7.202(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 120.31(4)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Matlockite | |
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| 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] | |
| Greg R P (1851) A description of matlockite, a new oxychloride of lead, The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 2, 120-121 [view file] | |
| Nieuwenkamp W (1933) Die chemische Zusammensetzung von Matlockit, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 86, 470-471 [view file] | |
| Bannister F A, Hey M H (1934) The crystal-structure and optical properties of matlockite (PbFCl), Mineralogical Magazine, 23, 587-597 [view file] | |
| Foshag W F (1934) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 19, 287-288 [view file] | |
| Foshag W F (1935) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 20, 314-317 [view file] | |
| Pasero M, Perchiazzi N (1996) Crystal structure refinement of matlockite, Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 833-836 [view file] | |
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