Lead Molybdate, PbMoO₄

Lead Molybdate, PbMoO₄, occurs as the mineral wulfenite, which was prepared artificially by Manross by fusing together lead chloride and sodium molybdate, and was so obtained in yellow hexagonal tablets. This salt is quantitatively precipitated as a white powder by mixing sodium molybdate and lead nitrate solutions. After fusion at high temperature it crystallises, and then has a density of 6.62.