What is "bellite"

Bellite is a mixture of minerals from Tasmania which forms attractive orange red crystals. Its empirical formula, PbCrO,AsO,SiO 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.

Category:Lead minerals Category:Chromate minerals Category:Arsenic minerals Category:Silicate minerals