Matlockite

Formula:  PbFCl

Origin of name:  Locality, Matlock, Derbyshire, England

 

Crystal system:  Tetragonal

Crystal class:  4/m 2/m 2/m

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Unit cell: a = 4.110 Å, b = 7.233 Å

 

Colour:  Colourless, yellow, pale yellowish brown, greenish

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Luster:  Adamantine

Habit:  Crystals tabular or stout pyramidal; rosettes or aggregates of platy crystals; massive, lamellar

Hardness:  2.5 to 3

Specific gravity:  7.12

Cleavage:  1; {001} perfect

Tenacity:  Subconchoidal to uneven; brittle

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