General Information:
Chemical Formula:
PbCO3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 267.21 gm)
Lead 77.54 % Pb
Carbon 4.49 % C
Oxygen 17.96 % O
Empirical Formula:
Pb(CO3)
Name Origin:
From the Latin, cerussa, meaning "white lead."
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[110] Distinct, [021] Distinct
Color:
colorless, white, gray, blue, or green.
Density:
6.58
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to subtranslucent
Habits:
Reticulate - Fibers or columns cross in "Net-like" crystalline growths (e.g. cerrusite)., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse
Hardness:
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Adamantine
Streak:
white
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