Matlockite
{{Short description|Rare lead halide mineral}}
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| category = Halide minerals
| formula = PbFCl
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| strunz = 3.DC.25
| dana = 9.2.11.1
| system = Tetragonal
| class = Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
| symmetry = P4/nmm
| unit cell = a = 4.11 Å, c = 7.23 Å; Z = 2
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| colour = Colourless to yellow and greenish
| habit = Flattened, tabular crystals occurring as aggregates, rosettelike, radiating, hemispherical; also massive
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| cleavage = {001}, perfect
| fracture = Uneven to subconchoidal
| tenacity = Brittle
| mohs = 2.5 – 3
| luster = Adamantine, pearly on {001}
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| diaphaneity = Transparent
| gravity = 7.1 – 7.2
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| opticalprop = Uniaxial (−)
| refractive = nω = 2.150 nε = 2.040
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| references = [https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Matlockite Mineralienatlas][http://handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/matlockite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy][http://www.mindat.org/min-2593.html Mindat.org]
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Matlockite is a rare lead halide mineral, named after the town of Matlock in Derbyshire, England, where it was first discovered in a nearby mine. Matlockite (chemical formula: PbFCl) gives its name to the matlockite group which consists of rare minerals of a similar structure.
Description
The mineral, a lead fluorochloride (formula PbFCl), was discovered sometime around the early 1800s at Bage Mine at Bolehill near Matlock, together with specimens of phosgenite and anglesite. Although phosgenite was known at this time, it seems likely that matlockite itself remained unappreciated as a new mineral for some fifty years. It was given the name by Greg in 1851.[http://www.mindat.org/jrs/JRS%20Vol%2001-2.pdf Phosgenite and Matlockite in Derbyshire (Part 1)], T. Bridges, M.E. Smith, Journal of the Russell Society Volume 1, No. 2, p7-14, 1983 Retrieved on 2011-01-11 The first mention of matlockite may have been in Mawe's Mineralogy of Derbyshire in 1802Mawe, John. The Mineralogy of Derbyshire with a Description of the most Interesting Mines. 1802, London in which he gives a detailed description of phosgenite, which is then followed by a mention of a mineral he refers to as "glass lead" – a description which does rather equate to the appearance of matlockite. It is a light, translucent creamy-yellow colour, but heavy in weight having a density that is over 7.1.
A very large specimen 10 cm across, and originating from Derbyshire, exists in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History.Frondell, Clifford. [http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/arc/size_crystals.htm American Mineralogist, Vol 20, 469–473, 1935] Retrieved on 2011-01-11 A 7 cm specimen can be found in the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery.{{cite video |people=Nick Moyes |date=9 April 2011 |title=Working with Wikipedia – a museum's perspective |url=http://vimeo.com/22379377 |access-date= 15 April 2011 |time=14:30}}
Matlockite has been reported from a variety of locations since its discovery at the type locality of Derbyshire. The mineral is also found in Tiger, Arizona, Laurium in Greece, a mine near Essen in Germany and near Campiglia in Tuscany. Samples have also been found at locations in South Africa, Peru, Chile, Australia, Austria, France and Italy.
Matlockite group
The matlockite group consists of a number of minerals which share a similar crystal structure. The group includes bismuth, lead or calcium halides: bismoclite {{chem2|(BiO)Cl}}, daubréeite {{chem2|(BiO)(OH,Cl)}}, laurionite {{chem2|PbCl(OH)}}, paralaurionite {{chem2|PbCl(OH)}}, rorisite CaFCl, zavaritskite {{chem2|(BiO)F}} and the eponymous matlockite.{{cite web|title=Matlockite Group|url=http://www.mindat.org/min-32146.html|publisher=Mindat.org|access-date=12 January 2011}}
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Category:Minerals in space group 129