Cerussite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Carbonate
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Very heavy (over 5)
- Occurs in
- Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Colourless, White, Grey
- Lustre
- Glassy, Brilliant
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name comes from Latin cerussa, white lead, a pigment people have used since antiquity.
- Cerussite crystals often twin into star-like or net-like groups known as reticulated cerussite.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q409122 · All stones · All entries