| Name: | Mendipite Mdi |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb3O2Cl2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Mendipite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Oxygen (O) Chlorine (Cl) |
| Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
| Year First Published: | 1824 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Chemical composition determined in this paper, but note that the mineral was called saltsyradt bly: Berzelius J (1824) Undersokning af tvenne i K. Vet. Academiens Mineralsamling befintlige Mineralier. 2. Saltsyradt bly, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1823, 183-189 Previously known by other names, but current name of mendipite was introduced in this paper: Glocker E F (1839) 12. Mendipit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde, Schrag (Nurnberg) 604-605 Chemical formula redefined: Spencer L J, Mountain E D (1923) New lead-copper minerals from the Mendip Hills (Somerset), Mineralogical Magazine 20, 67-92 |
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| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1898 Million Years Ago |
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