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Mattheddleite

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Mattheddleite

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Locality: 
Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

White acicular crystals of the very rare mineral mattheddleite from the most famous locality for the mineral, Caldbeck Fells where it is first identified. Outstanding and very rich specimen !

See Min Record. 22:105-121 for a review on the discovery.

Ex-Renato Pagano collection, with label included (see photo).

Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme rarity, very rarely seen on the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mattheddleite

Formula: 
Pb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Strunz: 
9.AH.25
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

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