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Name: Pyromorphite
Pym
Specimens in Collection:

#352: Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guangxi Zhuang, China

#34: Pyromorphite
China

#732: Pyromorphite
Guilin, Guanxi, China

#1168: Pyromorphite
Moulai-Azza, Morocco

#194: Pyromorphite
Little Giant Mine, Mullan, Idaho, USA
IMA Chemistry: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Pyromorphite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1813
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Hausmann J F L (1813) Polychrom. 1. Pyromorphit, in Handbuch der Mineralogie, (Göttingen) 1090-1096
Structural Group Name: Apatite
Fleischer's Group Name: apatite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
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