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Crystal structure of mattheddleite: a Pb, S, Si phase with the apatite structure

¹ Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637, USA
² Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637, USA
³ Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637, USA
⁴ 6, St. Ronan’s Terrace, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire EH44 6RB, UK

^* E-mail: steele{at}geosci.uchicago.edu

The crystal structure of mattheddleite (Pb₅(Si_1.5S_1.5)O₁₂(Cl_0.57OH_0.43), P6₃/m, a = 10.0056(6), c = 7.4960(9) Å) from Leadhills, Scotland has been determined to R = 0.065. The structure is that of apatite where Pb replaces Ca, equal amounts of S and Si replace P and the X anion is OH + Cl. The composition deduced from the structural refinement differs from that of microprobe analyses by giving full occupancy of the tetrahedral site and equal Si and S to preserve charge balance. We conclude that the microprobe analysis is incorrect possibly due to large and inaccurate absorption corrections. For the crystal analysed, the X anion position is zoned from an OH-rich interior to a Cl-rich exterior. The Pb(2) atom is disordered which may be analogous to the disordering of the Ca(2) site in Cl-rich, Ca apatites.

KEYWORDS: pyromorphite, mattheddleite, ellestadite, apatite

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