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- Cerussite_Gem:_Light_of_the_Desert abstract "The Cerussite Gem in the Royal Ontario Museum's collection is known as the “Light of the Desert” and is the world’s largest faceted example of cerussite. The word “cerussite” comes for the Latin meaning “white lead”, the mineral is a lead carbonate with the chemical formula of PbCO3.The raw cerussite was discovered in Teumeb, Namibia and acquired by a gem cutter from Arizona who then cut the raw material into the gem on display. The cutting and transport of this gem is a delicate business as cerussite is extremely fragile and sensitive to changes in temperature changes and vibration. After it was cut in Arizona the gem was placed in a box, then a large woolen scarf and wrapped in a winter vest and then hand transported to Toronto for display. Cerussite is too fragile to ever be set in jewelry.Cerussite is known for it’s dispersion (or fire). Dispersion is the amount of light a gem will pass through the color spectrum. Many gem collectors love cerussite because of its ability to clearly prism light into the different colors of the light spectrum.".
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- Cerussite_Gem:_Light_of_the_Desert subject Category:Collections_of_the_Royal_Ontario_Museum.
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- Cerussite_Gem:_Light_of_the_Desert comment "The Cerussite Gem in the Royal Ontario Museum's collection is known as the “Light of the Desert” and is the world’s largest faceted example of cerussite. The word “cerussite” comes for the Latin meaning “white lead”, the mineral is a lead carbonate with the chemical formula of PbCO3.The raw cerussite was discovered in Teumeb, Namibia and acquired by a gem cutter from Arizona who then cut the raw material into the gem on display.".
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