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Mereheadite & Chloroxiphite

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Mereheadite & Chloroxiphite

EDS, Raman & SCXRD conf. no 1058

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Description
Locality: 
Merehead Quarry (Torr Works), East Cranmore, Somerset, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

Pale yellow mereheadite associated with chloroxiphite, paralaurionite and mendipite. 

EDS, Raman & SCXRD conf. no 1058

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mereheadite

Formula: 
Pb47Cl25(OH)13O24(CO3)(BO3)2
Strunz: 
3.DC.45
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK

Chloroxiphite

Formula: 
Pb3CuO2Cl2(OH)2
Strunz: 
3.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK