Lead Phosphorus Chloride
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
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Chemical name
Lead Phosphorus Chloride |
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Mineral name
Pyromorphite |
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Chemical formula
Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
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Crystal system
hexagonal |
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Crystal Class
hexagonal-dipyramidal (6/m) |
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Space Group
P6_3/m |
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Unit cell
a [Å]:9.97 b [Å]:9.97 c [Å]:7.32 |
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Molecular weight [g/mol]
1356,36 |
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Formula units
Z=2 |
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Frequent crystal surfaces
{10-10}, {0001}, {10-11}, {20-21}, {11-21} |
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Twinning
rarely on {11-22} |
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Mohs hardness
3.5 - 4 |
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Density [g/cm3]
6.7 - 7 |
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Cleavage
imperfect on [10-11] |
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Fracture / Tenacity
brittle, uneven to conchoidal |
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Color
dark green to green, yellow, yellow-orange, reddish-orange, yellow-brown to brown, tan, grayish to colorless |
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Streak
white |
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Transparency
transparent to translucent |
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Luster
resinous to subadamantine |
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Optical character
uniaxial (-) |
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Refractive Index
nω=2.058; nε=2.048 |
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Birefringence δ
0.010 |
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Pleochroism δ
weak |
