Some common Pb minerals and their chemical formulas
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Major Group |
Chemical Formula |
Comments |
Oxides |
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PbO2 |
Rare in nature, common in distribution systems (DS) |
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Minimum |
PbOPbO2 |
Rare in DS |
PbO (tetragonal) |
Common in nature and DS |
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Massicot |
PbO (orthorhombic) |
Rare in DS |
Carbonates |
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PbCO3 |
Common in nature and DS |
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Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Common in nature and DS |
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Plumbonacrite |
Pb10O(CO3)6(OH)6 |
Very rare in nature, sometimes seen in DS |
Phosphates, vanadates |
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Pb5(PO4)3OH |
Common in nature and DS |
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Chloropyromorphite |
Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Common in nature and DS |
Fluoropyromorphite |
Pb5(PO4)3F |
Rare in nature, sometimes seen in DS with fluoridation |
Tertiary lead orthophosphate |
Pb3(PO4)2 |
Rare in nature and in DS |
| Pb5(VO4)3OH | Rare in nature, found in DS | |
Sulfates |
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Anglesite |
PbSO4 |
Common in nature, rare in DS |
Leadhillite |
Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Rare in nature, sometimes found in DS |
Susannite |
Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Rare in nature, sometimes found in DS; can from by heating of leadhillite |
1(misspelled cerrusite and hydrocerrusite in the PHREEQC databases)
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