Iranite (Persian: ایرانیت) is a triclinic lead copper chromate mineral with formula Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(F,OH)2. It was first described from an occurrence in Iran. It is the copper analogue of hemihedrite (Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(F,OH)2).Mindat page for Iranite
It occurs as an oxidation product of hydrothermal lead-bearing veins. Associated minerals include dioptase, fornacite, wulfenite, mimetite, cerussite and diaboleite.Handbook of Mineralogy It was first described in 1970 for an occurrence in the Sebarz Mine, northeast of Anarak, Iran.
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