Rickturnerite, Pb 7O 4[Mg(OH) 4](OH)Cl 3, a complex new lead oxychloride mineral

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-73

  Rumsey, M S ^a   Krivovichev, S V ^b   Siidra, O I ^b   Kirk, C A ^a,c   Stanley, C J ^a   Spratt, J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chloroxiphite; lead magnesium oxychloride; Merehead quarry; mineral nomenclature; new mineral species; new structure type; oxocentred tetrahedra; rickturnerite; Somerset; Torr Works quarry

Indexed keywords

CHLOROXIPHITE; MINERAL NOMENCLATURE; NEW MINERAL SPECIES; NEW STRUCTURE TYPE; OXOCENTRED TETRAHEDRA; OXYCHLORIDES; RICKTURNERITE; SOMERSET; MAGNESIUM OXYCHLORIDE; STRUCTURE TYPE;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; LEAD OXIDE; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; QUARRIES; DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROANALYSIS; MINERALS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

LEAD; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

AGGREGATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EMERALD; HARDNESS; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MOHS SCALE; NEW MINERAL; NOMENCLATURE; QUARRY; RICKTURNERITE; SUPERCELL;

ENGLAND; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857817738     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.59     Document Type: Article

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