Bayldonite is a secondary mineral formed in the oxidation zones of copper ore-bearing veins. It is usually found as a green or yellow coloured encrustation on the surface of other minerals and rocks. Bayldonite is named after the physician John Bayldon who first discovered it in a mine in Cornwall, England. Bayldonite was first classified as a mineral in 1865, but its chemical formulae was not discovered until 1956 when it was found to be Cu3Pb(AsO4)2(OH)2. Bayldonite forms as granular masses, as powdery habits, and as crusts on rock surfaces. It has a monoclinic crystalline structure with distinct crystals unusual. Research Bayldonite
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