noun
- Plural of cerussite; mineral forms of lead carbonate (PbCO₃), typically colorless or white crystals found in oxidized lead ore deposits.
Usage: mineralogy; geology
Examples
- Cerussites are important secondary minerals found in the oxidized zones of lead deposits.
- The museum's mineral collection includes several well-formed cerussite specimens.
- Geologists identified cerussites in the weathered ore samples from the abandoned mine.
- Collectors prize transparent cerussites for their clarity and crystal structure.
- The presence of cerussites indicates past lead mineralization in the rock formation.