General Information:
Chemical Formula:PbCO3
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 267.21 gm)Lead 77.54 %
PbCarbon 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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