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Unnamed (Pb2(OH)3(NO3))

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Anthropogenic lead hydroxide nitrate (formed on late medieval mine dumps due to the use of nitrate explosives) described by Kolitsch & Tillmanns (2003).

Forms colourless to white laths. Often associated with pseudo-octahedral Unnamed (Pb13O8(OH)6(NO3)4).
Insoluble in hot water.

Also recently found in a Pb-rich slag

Mineral Data
Pb2(OH)3(NO3)
Physical Properties
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
Unnamed (Pb Nitrate I)