Plumbomicrolite

Formula: (Pb,Ca,U)2Ta2O6(OH)

Origin of name: from Latin plumbum = lead and microlite

 

Crystal system: cubic

Crystal class: 4/m -3 2/m

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Colour: greenish yellow to orange

Diaphaneity: translucent

Luster: greasy

Habit: crystals octahedral, rare, crystalline masses

Hardness: 5

Specific gravity: 6.6

Cleavage: none

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Comments: Pb analogue of microlite

 

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