Lead
Mineral Pb
Also called Native lead
Take care.
- Contains lead: Wash your hands after handling it, keep it away from children, and don't make dust.
About it
Rare; very soft grey metal that tarnishes dull and bends easily, usually as wires, plates, or small masses. The best specimens come from the Långban mines in Sweden.
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Native element, gold group
- Formula
- Pb
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 1.5
- Specific gravity
- 11.3–11.4
- Streak
- lead grey
- Lustre
- metallic
- Crystal system
- Isometric (cubic)
- Colours
- lead grey, dull grey tarnish
- Transparency
- opaque
- Cleavage and fracture
- none; malleable
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.