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Ceruse, White Lead
Ceruse, White Lead Cerussa; Flake Lead; Psimytim, AphidegiOxydum Plumbi, Oxydum Plumbi album, Cerussa alba, Subcarbonas Plumbi, Carbonas Plumbi, Subacetas PlumbiIsfidaj (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Cerussite crystals on Duftite matrix (from Namibia)Photo by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Mineralogical name: Ceruse. Basic Lead Carbonate. PbCO3 (Pb 80%; PbO 86.3%; CO2, 11.3%)It is a complex salt composed of…