Lead carbonate
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Lead carbonate is the chemical compound PbCO3. It is prepared industrially from lead(II) acetate
and carbon dioxide
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It occurs naturally as the mineral cerussite
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Lead(II) acetate
Lead acetate , also known as lead acetate, lead diacetate, plumbous acetate, sugar of lead, lead sugar, salt of Saturn, and Goulard's powder, is a white crystalline chemical compound with a sweetish taste. It is made by treating lead oxide with acetic acid. Like other lead compounds, it is toxic...
and carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
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It occurs naturally as the mineral cerussite
Cerussite
Cerussite is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate , and an important ore of lead. The name is from the Latin cerussa, white lead. Cerussa nativa was mentioned by Conrad Gessner in 1565, and in 1832 F. S. Beudant applied the name cruse to the mineral, whilst the present form, cerussite, is due to...
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Basic lead carbonates
There are a number of basic lead carbonates and related compounds, including:- White leadWhite leadWhite lead is the chemical compound 2·Pb2. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian Ceruse, because its opaque quality made it a good pigment. However, it tended to cause lead poisoning, and its use has been banned in most countries.White lead has been...
, a basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2 - Shannonite, PbCO3·PbO
- 3PbCO3·Pb(OH)2·PbO
- PbCO3·2PbO
- NaPb2(OH)(CO3)2
- LeadhilliteLeadhilliteLeadhillite is a lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral, often associated with anglesite. It has the formula Pb4SO422.Leadhillite crystallizes in the monoclinic system, but forms pseudo-hexagonal forms due to crystal twinning. It forms transparent to translucent variably colored adamantine crystals...
, 2PbCO3·PbSO4·Pb(OH)2