Madocite
Madocite is a mineral with a general formula of Pb1716S41. Madocite was named for the locality of discovery, Madoc, Ontario, Canada. It is found in the marbles of the Precambrian Grenville Limestone. It is orthorhombic and in the point group mm2. Its crystals are elongated and striated along to a size of 1.5 mm.
Madocite is anisotropic and classified as having high relief. It also displays strong pleochroism.
Madocite is found in small clusters in marble pits, and was originally categorized in the 1920s as an unidentified sulfosalt mineral in an assemblage of pyrite, sphalerite, and jamesonite in marble. Later research was done by John L. Jambor in the 1960s who went to the site and collected samples of the assemblages.
