cerussite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin cērussa (“white lead”) + -ite.[1]
Noun
[edit]cerussite (countable and uncountable, plural cerussites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral form of lead carbonate, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead.
- Synonym: white lead ore
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]mineral
References
[edit]- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Cerussite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “cerussite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]cerussite f (plural cerussiti)