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pyromorphite in British English
(ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɔːfaɪt)
noun
a green, yellow, brown, or grey secondary mineral that consists of lead chloro-phosphate in the form of hexagonal crystals. Formula: Pb5Cl(PO4)3
Word origin
C19: from German Pyromorphit, from pyro- + Greek morphē form + -ite1, an allusion to the fact that it assumes a crystalline form when heatedpyromorphite in American English
(ˌpaɪrəˈmɔrˌfaɪt)
noun
a semihard, greenish, hexagonal mineral, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, an ore of lead; lead phosphate chloride
Word origin
Ger pyromorphit: see pyro- & -morph & -ite1Image ofpyromorphite
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