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| Name: | Crocoite Crc |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #5: Crocoite Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia  #129: Crocoite Tasmania, Australia  #834: Crocoite Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb(CrO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Crocoite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Chromium (Cr) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1767 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Originally described as red crystalline lead ore, without a mineral name: Lehmann J G (1767) Nachricht von einem neu endechten Bleyerze. Neues Hamburg Magazin 7, 336-348 Beudant F S (1832) Crocoïse, plomb chromaté, in Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd Edition, (Paris) 669-670 High-temperature form is isostructural with baryte |
| Structural Group Name: | Monazite, Baryte |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2816 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 6.0 |
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