Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral consisting of the chlorid and carbonate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish tetragonal crystals having an adamantine luster. Also called
corneous lead .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a chlorocarbonate of lead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal
mineral containingcarbon ,chlorine ,lead , andoxygen .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chemical analysis of cosmetics samples found in Egyptians tombs and the reconstitution of ancient recipes as reported by Greco-Roman authors have shown that two non-natural lead chlorides (laurionite Pb (OH) Cl and phosgenite Pb2Cl2CO3) were purposely synthesized and were used as fine powders in makeup and eye lotions.
Egyptology News Andie 2010
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They found the residue of a range of lead-based substances, including two lead chlorides: 'laurionite' (Pb (OH) Cl) and 'phosgenite' (Pb2Cl2CO2), which don't occur in nature.
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