Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless or white mineral, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead; lead carbonate.
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- noun mineralogy A
mineral form of lead carbonate,Pb C O 3, that is anore oflead .
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- noun a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[German Zerussit, from Latin cērussa, ceruse.]
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From Latin cērussa ("white lead").
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Examples
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In some districts cerussite and a little anglesite are also found in the oxide zone.
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Carbonates of many of the metals, such as carbonate of lead (cerussite), carbonate of iron (chalybite), carbonates of copper
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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(cerussite), sulphate (anglesite), and phosphate (pyromorphite) of lead also occur as ores, but in much smaller quantities.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Anglesite and cerussite ((PbSO4, lead sulfate and PbCO3, lead carbonate respectively) are two other lead-based minerals.
Lead 2008
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