Cerussite — specimen 0029, photo © NMNHS

Cerussite — specimen 0029

Origin

Southern Africa

Namibia, Oshikoto, Tsumeb

Data

Weight: 3.71 ct; size: 9.31 | 5.60 | 4.06 mm; shape: octagon; colour: very light reddish orange; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; very good step cut style. Source: John Bradshaw, Coast to Coast Rare Stones International.

More information from ‘Classification’

Cerussite

Common in the oxidised zone of lead deposits, where it may constitute an important ore (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Faceted specimens are very rare. The largest faceted stone is a 408 carat from Tsumeb, Namibia (Arem, 1987: 64).