PbCO₃

This sample of cerussite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Cerussite is a carbonate mineral of lead with the composition PbCO₃. This sample is about 14x10 cm and is from Tsumeb, Namibia.

This sample of cerussite is about 20x18 cm and is from Tsumeb, Namibia. There are lots of green arsenate minerals like bayldonite in its area of origin, so the green color may imply some arsenic content.

This sample of cerussite is about 20x20 cm and is from Tsumeb, Namibia. It is labeled as being formed with mimetite.

This sample of cerussite is about 15x15 cm and is from Tsumeb, Namibia. It is described as cerussite with smithsonite.

This is an example of twinned crystals of cerussite. The sample is about 20 cm wide and is from Tsumeb, Namibia. .

These are other specimens of twinned cerrusite crystals. The one above about 10x8 cm and is from Tsunem, Namibia. The one at right is about 10x12 cm and is from Touissit mine, Toussit, Morocco.

This large specimen is about 20x16 cm and is from Flux mine, Patagonia, Arizona. The section below shows the pattern of cerussite crystal formation.