matlockite Min.
(ˈmætləkaɪt)
[f. Matlock, name of a town in Derbyshire: see -ite.]
† a. = phosgenite. Obs. b. A yellowish oxychloride of lead occurring at Cromford near Matlock.
| 1843 E. J. Chapman Pract. Min. 40 Matlockite. Chloride of Lead, from Derbyshire. Kerasine, Beud.; Murio-Carbonate of Lead, Phil.; Horn-lead. 1851 R. P. Greg in Philos. Mag. Ser. iv. II. 120 A description of Matlockite, a new Oxychloride of Lead. |