Name:

pyromorphite

A photo of the mineral pyromorphite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

Pb5(PO4)3Cl Lead Chloro-Phosphate

Color(s):

yellow, yellow-white, greenish, Streak: pale-yellow,greenish-yellow

Hardness:

3.5 - 4.0

SpecGrav:

6.7 - 7.1

Fracture:

uneven

Cleavage:

none

Crystal:

hexagonal

Envronment:

alteration zone in hydrothermal deposits

Association:

mimetite wulfenite, galena, cerussite

Locals:

| Mexico | British Columbia | Austrailia | Idaho/ USA |

Misc:

soluble in nitric acid, it has a high index of refraction, name comes form the Greek phrase "pyro morph" meaning "fire formed", it was observed by the Greeks that it would recrystallize from a melt.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Idaho
2.) Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Idaho

3.) Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Idaho
4.) Bunker Hill Mine, Kellog, Idaho

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