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cerussite (sēr`əsīt), colorless to white or gray mineral, sometimes yellowish or greenish, transparent to opaque, very brittle, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system and occurring also in granular and massive form. It is a carbonate of lead, PbCO3, formed by the action of carbonate and bicarbonate solutions on galena galena (gəlē`nə) or lead glance, ..... Click the link for more information. . It is an important ore of lead widely distributed throughout the world and found associated with galena and other lead minerals. cerussite [sə′rəs‚īt] (mineralogy) PbCO3A yellow or white member of the aragonite group occurring in orthorhombic crystals; produced by the action of carbon dioxide on lead ore. |
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