Phosgenite
V - Carbonates |
Name | Phosgenite
(Horn Lead) |
|
Chemistry | Pb2[Cl2|CO3] | |
Hardness | 2.5 - 3 | |
Lustre | adamantine | |
Colour | colourless, white, brown to yellow | |
Streak | white | |
Density [g/cm3] | 6.0 - 6.3 | |
Crystal habit | tetragonal, crystals prismatic, tabular, weakly striated lengthwise | |
Cleavage, Fracture | [110], [001] good , fracture conchoidal | |
other characteristics and occurrences | alteration product of galena (PbS) by carbonated or chlorinated (sea water) waters | |