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Penfieldite

penfieldite

Pb2Cl3(OH)

Penfieldite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Penfieldite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Penfieldite is a rare lead hydroxychloride mineral from the class of halides. It was named after Samuel Lewis Penfield. It has been a valid species before the founding of IMA, and was first published in 1892. It had been grandfathered, meaning the name penfieldite is still believed to refer to a valid species. When it was first described by Genth in 1892 from Laurion, Greece, the mineral had the formula of Pb3Cl4O.

Scientific references

  1. Penfieldite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411223 Link
  2. Penfieldite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penfieldite Link