Name: | Phoenicochroite Phc |
IMA Chemistry: | Pb2O(CrO4) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Phoenicochroite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Oxygen (O) Chromium (Cr) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1833 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Originally named melanochroït: Hermann R (1833) Ueber den Melanochroït, ein neues Mineral, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 28, 162-164 Renamed phönikechroit: Glocker E F (1839) 19. Phönikechroit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde, Schrag (Nurnberg) 612-612 |
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Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1450.025 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 1.67 |
Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 6.38 |
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