PYROMORPHITE

pyromorphite, green lead ore

(noun) a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pyromorphite (usually uncountable, plural pyromorphites)

(mineral) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr`o*mor"phite, n. Etym: [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. (Min.)

Definition: Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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