Pyromorphite Definition

pīrə-môrfīt
noun
A semihard, greenish, hexagonal mineral, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, an ore of lead; lead phosphate chloride.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • green lead ore

Other Word Forms of Pyromorphite

Noun

Singular:
pyromorphite
Plural:
pyromorphites

Origin of Pyromorphite

  • German Pyromorphit Greek puro- pyro- Greek morphē form

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pyromorphite Sentence Examples

  • The chief lead ores are galena and cerussite; of minor importance are anglesite, pyromorphite and mimetesite (qq.v.).

  • Of other lead minerals we may mention the basic sulphate lanarkite, PbO PbSO 4; leadhillite, PbSO 4.3PbCO 3; the basic chlorides matlockite, PbO PbC12j and mendipite, PbC1 2.2PbO; the chloro-phosphate pyromorphite, PbC12.3Pb3(P04)2, the chloro-arsenate mimetesite, PbC12.3Pb3(As04)2; the molybdate wulfenite, PbMoO 4; the chromate crocoite or crocoisite, PbCrO 4; the tungstate stolzite, PbW04.

  • Small amounts of the lead-bearing species cerussite, pyromorphite, mottramite and vanadinite were also identified.

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Words Starting With

PPYPYR

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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pyromorphite

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