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Daviesite

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Formula:
(Pb O Cl H) (?)
System:OrthorhombicColour:Colourless
Name:After Thomas Davies (1837-1892), Assistant in the Department of Mineralogy of the British Museum.


A lead oxychloride of unknown composition.
Originally reported from Beatriz Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile

Classification of Daviesite

IMA status:Not Approved
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Physical Properties of Daviesite

Lustre:Sub-Adamantine
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless
Cleavage:Poor/Indistinct
Possibly on {011}.
Fracture:Sub-Conchoidal

Crystallography of Daviesite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Morphology:Crystals prismatic [001]; also thick tabular {010}, with {010} striated vertically at times.

Chemical Properties of Daviesite

Formula:
(Pb O Cl H) (?)
Essential elements:Cl, H, O, Pb
All elements listed in formula:Cl, H, O, Pb

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Daviesite

Reference List:

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Fletcher (1889) Mineralogical Magazine: 8: 174.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 58.

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    • Antofagasta Region
      • Antofagasta Province
        • Sierra Gorda District
          • Caracoles
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 58.
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