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Mineral Information on:
crocoite

Chemical Group:    chromate

Chemical Formula:    PbCrO₄

Color:  bright hyacinth red               Streak:  orange-yellow

Hardness:  2.5           Specific Gravity:  6.26 to 6.44                

Fracture:  conchoidal          Luster:  adamantine to vitreous

Transparency:  translucent

Cleavage:  (110) distinct, (001) and (100) less distinct

Crystal Forms:  Monoclinic system
     Crystals are usually prismatic.

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:  rare, mostly as mineral specimens

Occurrences:  Deposited from hot solutions containing chromic acid that encounters lead deposits.

Toxicity:      when-swallowed- very high        when inhaled- very high

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