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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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