Definition of Green lead ore

1. Noun. A mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead.

Exact synonyms: Pyromorphite
Generic synonyms: Mineral

Lexicographical Neighbors of Green Lead Ore

green goddess
green gold
green goods
green gram
green groceries
green haemoglobin
green hairstreak
green hairstreaks
green hellebore
green hellebores
green in the gills
green jersey
green labelling
green lacewing
green lane
green lead ore (current term)
green leek
green leeks
green light
green lights
green line
green lizard
green logging
green lung
green lungs
green mamba
green man
green manure
green market
green mayonnaise

Literary usage of Green lead ore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the External Characters of Fossils by Abraham Gottlob Werner (1805)
"Massive. , Green-Lead- Ore. Most usual colour olive-green, partly light, partly dark; passing on the one hand, through grass, emerald, leek, pistachio, ..."

2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"Green lead-ore, glance, 240. lied lead-ore, a. Common, b. Disintegrated, 235. Blue lead-ore, c. Compact, 236. Brown lead-ore, 237. Black lead-ore, 238. ..."

3. The Earth, Plants, and Man: Popular Pictures of Nature by Joakim Frederik Schouw, Franz von Kobell, Arthur Henfrey (1852)
"The green lead-ore, in particular, containing phosphoric acid, and the red lead-ore, containing chromic acid, are beautiful minerals, and while the former ..."

4. The Official Directory of the World's Columbian Exposition, May 1st to by Moses Purnell Handy (1893)
"Crawford, Jefferson, Hazel Green. Lead ore. 291 15. Davidson, John, Benton. Lead ore. 16. Dayton & Murphy. Stevens' Point. 291 a .Cabinet of minerals, etc. ..."

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