Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Torr Works Quarry
- Cranmore
- Mendip
- Somerset
- England
- UK
51.1998°, -2.4379°
3recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Physical
- Colour
- white to pale green
Crystallography
- Space group
- #71
- Cell parameters
- a = 25.879(3) Å · b = 5.8024(6) Å · c = 22.717(2) Å
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 0.224 : 0.878
Crystal structure
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- IMA2010-034
- Rickturneriet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2010-034 · Rickturnerit
- Italian
- rickturnerite
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.3.DB
- 3HalidesClass
- 3.DOxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halidesDivision
- 3.DBWith Pb, Cu, etc.Group
- 3.DBRickturneriteSpecies
Dana
8th ed.10.06.17
- 10Oxyhalides and HydroxyhalidesClass
- 10.06AmBn(O,OH)pXqType
- 10.06.17— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 10.06.17RickturneriteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2010Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2010) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 5. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (5) 859-862 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00056887 DOI: 10.1180/s0026461x00056887
- 2012Rumsey, M. S., Krivovichev, S. V., Siidra, O. I., Kirk, C. A., Stanley, C. J., Spratt, J. (2012) Rickturnerite, Pb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl3, a complex new lead oxychloride mineral. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 59-73 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.59 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.59
- 2015(2015) Rickturnerite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Rickturnerite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/rickturnerite-40290},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}