| Name: | Cerussite Cer |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1567: Azurite / Malachite / Cerussite Palabanda quarries, Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic]  #106: Cerussite Les Dalles, Mibladen, Morocco  #268: Cerussite Bolivia |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pb(CO3) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Cerussite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1845 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | The synthetic lead carbonate was known previously as ceruse, and the mineral was known previously under various chemical names, but the mineral was named cerussite in this publication: Haidinger W (1845) Cerussit, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 503-503 |
| Structural Group Name: | Aragonite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | aragonite |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.25 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 6.55 |
| Dispersion: | 0.055 |
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