All three minerals could be classified as sulfates due to their sulfate ion, but are here classified as carbonates due to the greater number and therefore more significance of the carbonate ions. Color is colorless, white, amber or brownish. Luster is adamantine to resinous. Crystals are transparent to translucent. Cleavage is perfect in one direction.
Fracture is uneven.
Streak is white. Some specimens are fluorescent yellow. Associated Minerals include leadhillite , galena , anglesite , linarite and cerussite .