Bellite

Bellite is a mixture of minerals from Tasmania which forms attractive orange red crystals. Its empirical formula, PbCrO4,AsO4,SiO2 suggests a rather complex mixture of chromates and silicates of lead and arsenic. It is considered to be possibly, a mixture of crocoite, mimetite and quartz.

Bellite

Bellite is a mixture of minerals from Tasmania which forms attractive orange red crystals. Its empirical formula, PbCrO4,AsO4,SiO2 suggests a rather complex mixture of chromates and silicates of lead and arsenic. It is considered to be possibly, a mixture of crocoite, mimetite and quartz.