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cerussite Definition

ce·rus·site (sirə sīt′, sə rusīt′)

noun

a soft, heavy, orthorhombic mineral, PbCO, that is an ore of lead; lead carbonate

Etymology: < L cerussa (see ceruse) + -ite

cerussite Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • corrode: Tsumebite is commonly found with well crystallized brochantite and is often associated with slightly corroded cerussite.
  • overgrow: Right: Early coarse cerussite overgrown by later microcrystalline pyromorphite with minor bipyramidal orange wulfenite.

Adjective modifier

  • lead-bearing: Small amounts of the lead-bearing species cerussite, pyromorphite, mottramite and vanadinite were also identified.
  • crystalline: Left: Massive coarsely crystalline cerussite from the dumps at Frongoch Mine.
  • coarse: Right: Early coarse cerussite overgrown by later microcrystalline pyromorphite with minor bipyramidal orange wulfenite.
  • massive: Left: Massive coarsely crystalline cerussite from the dumps at Frongoch Mine.
  • early: Right: Early coarse cerussite overgrown by later microcrystalline pyromorphite with minor bipyramidal orange wulfenite.