Hereroite and vladkrivovichevite: Two novel lead oxychlorides from the Kombat mine, Namibia

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 883-890

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

^a Drey   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hereroite; Kombat mine; layered lead oxychlorides; lead oxyhalides; Namibia; new mineral species; new structures; OPb4 tetrahedra; oxocentred units; vladkrivovichevite

Indexed keywords

HEREROITE; NAMIBIA; NEW MINERAL SPECIES; OPB4 TETRAHEDRA; OXOCENTRED UNITS; OXYCHLORIDES; OXYHALIDES; VLADKRIVOVICHEVITE;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CHLORINE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFRACTION; LEAD OXIDE; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICATES; SILICON;

LEAD;

ANION; BORATE; CHLORINE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEREROITE; NEW MINERAL; VLADKRIVOVICHEVITE;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 84865029893     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.4.05     Document Type: Article

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