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Meaning of PYROMORPHITE

Pronunciation:  `pIru'morfIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead
 
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 Synonyms: green lead ore
 
 See Also: mineral

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. ?
fire + ? form.] (Min.)
Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright
green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so
called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.
 
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