pyromorphite

English

Pyromorphite

Noun

pyromorphite (usually uncountable, plural pyromorphites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb5(PO4)3Cl, that is sometimes mined as an ore.

Further reading

  • Pyromorphite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • pyromorphite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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