Litharge [ PbO ]

Material properties

Formula PbO
Abbreviation Lit
Classification Lead(II) oxide
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1917
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Crystal symmetry Tetragonal, Point group 4/mmm, Space group P4/nmm (#129)
Tags Mineral, Simple oxide

Composition

Element Atoms
Pb 1
O 1
Total: 2

Specimens of Litharge

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0186 Stibnite / Calcite / Siderite CSIRO Calcite, Mg, Litharge (1.5%), Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Mg, Ca, Siderite, Stibnite, Wüstite 1.5