Plumbogummite

Plumbogummite – PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Class: Phosphates
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 4.5-5
Apatite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Softer than glass. A steel knife scratches it.
Origin: Yangshuo Mine, Guilin, Guangxi – China
Did you know?

Its name joins the Latin words for lead and for gum, because it so often forms smooth, rounded, gummy looking blue crusts rather than crystals, frequently laid right over green pyromorphite.