{"product_id":"vanadinita-en-cerusita-599","title":"Vanadinite in Cerussite","description":"\u003cp\u003eVanadinite on a cerussite matrix, weighing 55.1 grams and measuring 45 x 35 x 20 mm. Abundant vanadinite crystallization is present, dispersed throughout the cerussite matrix, covering a large area of ​​the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Vanadinite is a mineral belonging to class 8 (vanadates). Its name derives from its high vanadium content, although in some places it is known as \"brown lead.\" It is almost always found in the oxidation zone of lead deposits in arid climates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The first person to discover it in 1830 in Zimapán, Mexico, was Professor A.M. del Rio, a professor at the School of Mines of Mexico, who called it \"brown lead.\" Later that same year, the Swedish chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström renamed it vanadinite. Vanadinite is named after Vanadis, the goddess of beauty in Scandinavian mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCerussite is a colorless or creamy-white lead carbonate; certain impurities give it various shades (gray, green, blue, and black) with a diamond, vitreous, resinous, or pearly luster. Its density is 6.4 to 6.6 g\/cm³. It contains 83.5% lead oxide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In ancient times, the Egyptians used cerussite, which they synthesized themselves, as eye makeup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Origin: Morocco\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocas\u0026Cristales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52535888806188,"sku":"PVANACERU453520","price":171526.0,"currency_code":"ARS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/9009\/0028\/files\/vanadinita-en-cerusita-minerales-de-coleccion-4672955.jpg?v=1775148330","url":"https:\/\/rocasycristales.com\/en\/products\/vanadinita-en-cerusita-599","provider":"Rocas\u0026Cristales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}