Pyromorphite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyromorphite \Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. ?
     fire + morfh` form.] (Min.)
     Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright
     green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so
     called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pyromorphite
       n : a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor
           source of lead [syn: {green lead ore}]