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Cerussite Mineral Data + |
General Cerussite Information |
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| PbCO3 | |||
| Molecular Weight = 267.21 gm | |||
| Lead 77.54 % Pb 83.53 % PbO | |||
| Carbon 4.49 % C 16.47 % CO2 | |||
| Oxygen 17.96 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Pb(CO3) | |||
| Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 400 BC | |||
| Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | |||
| From the Latin, cerussa, meaning "white lead." | |||
| ICSD 36558 | |||
| PDF 47-1734 | |||
| White Lead Ore | |||
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Cerussite Crystallography |
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| a:b:c =0.6158:1:0.7292 | |||
| a = 5.195, b = 8.436, c = 6.152, Z = 4; V = 269.61 Den(Calc)= 6.58 | |||
| Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pmcn | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 3.593(1), 3.498(0.5), 2.487(0.32), | |||
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Physical Properties of Cerussite |
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| [110] Distinct, [021] Distinct | |||
| Colorless, White, Gray, Blue, Green. | |||
| 6.58 | |||
| Transparent to subtranslucent | |||
| Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | |||
| Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals. | |||
| Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | |||
| Reticulate - Fibers or columns cross in "Net-like" crystalline growths (e.g. cerrusite). | |||
| 3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny | |||
| None. | |||
| Adamantine | |||
| white | |||
Optical Properties of Cerussite |
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| CI meas= -0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1496,KPDmeas= 0.1496,KC= 0.1458 |
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| Biaxial (-), a=1.803, b=2.074, g=2.076, bire=0.2730, 2V(Calc)=8, 2V(Meas)=8-14. Dispersion relatively strong. | |||
Calculated Properties of Cerussite |
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relectron=5.52 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.17194 Boson Index = 0.82806 |
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PECerussite =1,420.03 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cerussite is Not Radioactive |
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Cerussite Classification |
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| 14.1.3.4 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates | |||
| (14.1)with Simple Formula A+ CO3 | |||
| (14.1.3)Aragonite Group (Orthorhombic: Pmcn) | |||
| V/B.04-40 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | |||
| V/B - Waterfree carbonates [CO3]2- without unfamiliar anions | |||
| V/B.04 - Aragonite group | |||
Other Cerussite Information |
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| NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Mason68) | |||
| Links to other databases for Cerussite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 5 - Athena 6 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn) 7 - Glendale Community College 8 - Google Images 9 - Google Scholar 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 12 - HyperPhysics 13 - MinDAT 14 - MinMax(Deutsch) 15 - MinMax(English) 16 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 17 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 18 - QUT Mineral Atlas 19 - Ruff.Info 20 - Tradeshop.com - The Rainbow of Gems 21 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data 22 - WWW-MINCRYST 23 - YupRocks 24 - theimage Search for Cerussite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cerussite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Cerussite Mineral Data : Ask about Cerussite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cerussite Specimen Label here :
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