Lead fluoride chloride (PbFCl) crystal was grown by modified Bridgman method. The result of X-ray powder diffraction pattern (XRD) was well accordant with the data of JCPDS card. The transmittance spectrum was first reported without absorption band from 270 to 800 nm. Three emission bands were first observed at room temperature when excited by ultraviolet light. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.