phosgenite Min.
(ˈfɒsdʒɪnaɪt)
[Named 1820; f. prec. + -ite1.]
A mineral consisting of nearly equal parts of carbonate and chloride of lead, occurring in tetragonal crystals.
| 1849 Nicol Min. 379 Phosgenite, Breithaupt; Corneous lead, Jameson. 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 703 Phosgenite..Dissolves with effervescence in nitric acid. 1896 Chester Dict. Min., Phosgenite, chloro-carbonate of lead, occurring in brilliant, white or yellow crystals. |