Cerussite |
PbCO3 |
Specimens from Tiger AZ |
University of Cincinnati Mineral Collection (Click images to enlarge) |
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Transmitted light photomicrograph (Keyence VHX 600E) |
Scanning Electron Microscope image (FEI 30 XL ESEM) |
Crystal System |
Specific gravity |
Hardness |
Color |
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Orthorhombic |
6.58 |
3 - 3½ |
Colorless, white, gray |
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Composition |
Formula weight = 267.21 g/mole |
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Pb |
77.54 % |
PbO |
83.53 % |
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C |
4.49 |
CO2 |
16.47 |
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O |
17.96 |
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Web resources: |
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| http://www.mindat.org/min-934.html | |||||
From the Latin, cerussa, meaning "white lead."
Note: spelling is cerrusite in minteq database of PHREEQC
Cerussite in water distribution systems
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Utility 06. Cerussite (white) with a thin overlay of plattnerite (brown) |
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Scanning Electron Microscope image of cerussite (FEI XL 30 ESEM) |
Scanning Electron Microscope image nanno-scale cerussite (FEI XL 30 ESEM) |
