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Pyromorphite

Pyrˊo-mor′phite

,
Noun.
[G.
pyromorphit
, from Gr. [GREEK] fire +
μορφή
form.]
(Min.)
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.

Definition 2024


pyromorphite

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.