pyromorphite
[ pahy-ruh-mawr-fahyt ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈmɔr faɪt /
noun
a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb5P3O12Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
Words nearby pyromorphite
pyromania,
pyrometallurgy,
pyrometer,
pyrometric bead,
pyrometric cone,
pyromorphite,
pyromucic aldehyde,
pyrone,
pyronine,
pyrope,
pyrophobia
Example sentences from the Web for pyromorphite
Apatite (phosphate of lime) and pyromorphite (phosphate of lead) contain a considerable amount of it.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerGalena becomes anglesite, cerussite, pyromorphite and mimetite.
The A B C of Mining |Charles A. Bramble
British Dictionary definitions for pyromorphite
pyromorphite
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɔːfaɪt) /
noun
a green, yellow, brown, or grey secondary mineral that consists of lead chloro-phosphate in the form of hexagonal crystals. Formula: Pb 5 Cl(PO 4) 3
Word Origin for pyromorphite
C19: from German
Pyromorphit, from
pyro- + Greek
morphē form +
-ite
1, an allusion to the fact that it assumes a crystalline form when heated