Murdochite

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Murdochite

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
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Murdochite

Chah Khouni Mine, Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
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Murdochite

Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA

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About MurdochiteHide
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Joseph Murdoch
Formula:PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x where
x<=0.5Colour:BlackLustre:AdamantineHardness:4Specific Gravity:5.9 - 6.7Crystal
System:IsometricName:After Professor Joseph Murdoch [February 19, 1890 Washington,
D.C., USA � December 31, 1973 Santa Monica, California, USA], professor of
mineralogy, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Murdoch was an
authority on ore microscopy and ore genesis. He studied, among other things, the
California borate minerals, the Crestmore quarries, and pegmatites in northern
Brazil. He also served as president of the Mineralogical Society of America.Type
Locality:? Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St.
Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal Co.,
Arizona, USA
A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of lead-copper deposits.
The Cl analogue of eddavidite.

Classification of MurdochiteHide
IMA status:Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First Published:1955
Strunz 8th ed.:4/A.04-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:3.DB.45

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
B : With Pb, Cu, etc.
Dana 8th ed.:4.6.5.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
6 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.11.25

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides

11 : Oxides of Sn and Pb
Pronounciation of MurdochiteHide
Pronounciation:
Play Recorded by Country
Jolyon & Katya Ralph United Kingdom
Physical Properties of MurdochiteHide
Lustre:Adamantine
Transparency:Opaque
Colour:Black
Streak:Black
Hardness:4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:VHN100=519 - 567 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Distinct/Good
On {111}.
Density:5.9 - 6.7 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.06 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of MurdochiteHide
Type:Isotropic
Colour in reflected light:grey with a yellowish brown tint
Chemical Properties of MurdochiteHide
Formula:PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x where x<=0.5
IMA Formula:Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Elements listed:Br, Cl, Cu, O, Pb - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Crystallography of MurdochiteHide
Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:Fm3m
Cell Parameters:a = 9.21 �
Unit Cell V:781.23 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Crystals octahedral and cubo-octahedral.
Twinning:Common on unstated law.
Comment:Cell parameter data: a = 9.210-9.224.
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Radiation - Copper Ka
Data Set:
Southwest mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA 1658
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Type Occurrence of MurdochiteHide
Type Locality:? Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine;
St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal Co.,
Arizona, USA
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Wulfenite Willemite Quartz Hemimorphite Fluorite
Dioptase Descloizite Creaseyite Chrysocolla
Reference:Fahey, J.J. (1955) Murdochite, a new copper lead oxide mineral, American
Mineralogist: 40: 905-906.
Download:http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/AM40_905.pdf
Other Language Names for MurdochiteHide
German:Murdochit
Russian:????????
Spanish:Murdochita
Common AssociatesHide
Boleite KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62
Bromian Chlorargyrite Ag(Cl,Br)
Chrysocolla Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 � nH2O
Diaboleite Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Dioptase CuSiO3 � H2O
Hemimorphite Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 � H2O
Iranite Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2
Limonite (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Plattnerite PbO2
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
37 photos of Murdochite associated with Malachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
19 photos of Murdochite associated with Quartz SiO2
15 photos of Murdochite associated with Calcite CaCO3
10 photos of Murdochite associated with Limonite (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
9 photos of Murdochite associated with Brochantite Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
8 photos of Murdochite associated with Plattnerite PbO2
7 photos of Murdochite associated with Rosasite (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
7 photos of Murdochite associated with Lepidocrocite ?-Fe3+O(OH)
7 photos of Murdochite associated with Linarite PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
6 photos of Murdochite associated with Hematite Fe2O3
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide
3.DB. Rickturnerite Pb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl3 Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.DB.05 Diaboleite Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 Tet. 4mm : P4mm
3.DB.10 Pseudoboleite Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) :
I4/mmm
3.DB.15 Boleite KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62 Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
3.DB.20 Cumengeite Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 � 6H2O Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) :
I4/mmm
3.DB.25 Bideauxite Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2 Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
3.DB.30 Chloroxiphite Pb3CuO2Cl2(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : P21/m
3.DB.35 Hematophanite Pb4Fe3O8(OH,Cl) Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DB.40 Asisite Pb7SiO9Cl2 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
3.DB.40 Parkinsonite Pb7MoO9Cl2 Tet.
3.DB.50 Yedlinite Pb6Cr3+Cl6(O,OH,H2O)8 Trig. 3 : R3
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide
7.11.1 Romarchite SnO Tet.
7.11.2 Cassiterite SnO2 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mnm
7.11.4 Schoenfliesite Mg[Sn(OH)6] Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pn3
7.11.5 Burtite Ca[Sn(OH)6] Iso.
7.11.6 Vismirnovite Zn[Sn(OH)6] Iso.
7.11.7 Wickmanite Mn2+[Sn(OH)6] Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pn3
7.11.8 Tetrawickmanite Mn2+[Sn4+(OH)6] Tet. 4/m : P42/n
7.11.9 Jeanbandyite Fe3+xFe2+1-xSn(OH)6-xOx (1 >= x > 0.5) Tet. 4/m :
P42/n
7.11.10 Natanite Fe2+[Sn(OH)6] Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pn3m
7.11.11 Mushistonite (Cu,Zn,Fe2+)[Sn(OH)6] Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pn3m
7.11.12 Ferronigerite-2N1S (Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH) Trig. 3m (3 2/m) :
P3m1
7.11.13 Magnesionigerite Trig.
7.11.14 Argutite GeO2 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mnm
7.11.15 Brunogeierite Ge4+Fe2+2O4 Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
7.11.16 Stottite Fe2+[Ge4+(OH)6] Tet.
7.11.17 Carboirite FeAl2(GeO4)O(OH)2 Tric.
7.11.18 Otjisumeite PbGe4O9 Tric.
7.11.19 Bartelkeite Pb(Fe2+Ge)[Ge2O7](OH)2 � H2O Mon. 2/m : P21/m
7.11.20 Massicot PbO Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
7.11.21 Litharge PbO Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
7.11.22 Minium Pb3O4 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mbc
7.11.23 Plattnerite PbO2 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mnm
7.11.24 Scrutinyite a-PbO2 Orth.
7.11.26 Macedonite PbTiO3 Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
7.11.27 Ces�rolite Pb(Mn4+)3O6(OH)2
7.11.28 Coronadite Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Mon. 2/m
7.11.29 Quenselite PbMnO2(OH) Mon. 2/m : P2/b
7.11.30 Plumboferrite Pb2(Fe3+,Mn2+,Mg)11O19 Trig. 3 2 : P3 1 2
7.11.31 Magnetoplumbite (Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn)12O19 Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) :
P63/mmc
7.11.32 Senaite Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 Trig.
Other InformationHide
Health Risks:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into
the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for MurdochiteHide
Reference List:Sort by Year (asc) | by Year (desc) | by Author (A-Z) | by Author
(Z-A)
Fahey, J.J. (1955) Murdochite, a new copper lead oxide mineral, American
Mineralogist: 40: 905-906.
Christ, C.L. and Clark, J.R. (1955) The crystal structure of murdochite. American
Mineralogist: 40: 907�916.
Burke, E.A.J. and Maaskant, P. (1970) New data on murdochite. Neues Jahrb.
Mineral., Monatsh., 558�565.
Dubler, E., Vedani, A., and Oswald, H.R. (1983) New structure determination of
murdochite, Cu6PbO8. Acta Crystallographica: C39: 1143-1146.
Dunn, P.J., Fleischer, M., Francis, C.A., Langley, R.H., Kissin, S.A., Shigley,
J.E., Vanko, D.A., Zilczer, J.A. (1984) New mineral names. American Mineralogist:
69: 810-815.
Winkler, B., Chall, M., Pickard, C.J., Milman, V., White, J. (2000) Structure of
Cu6PbO8. Acta Crystallographica: B56: 22-26.
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for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else
(eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point
in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

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questionable.