Cerussite MCQs

 

Cerussite: Interactive MCQ Quiz

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1. What is the usual color of cerussite, according to the book?

Bright green
Colorless
Pink
Deep blue

2. Which additional cerussite colors does the book mention?

Yellow, orange, and red
Blue, green, and violet
Brown, pink, and turquoise
White, gray, and black

3. Which two features does the book call cerussite’s most distinctive?

High density and adamantine luster
Low density and metallic luster
Strong magnetism and green color
Perfect transparency and a cat’s-eye effect

4. Which crystal habits does the book describe for cerussite?

Fibrous or botryoidal only
Cubic or octahedral only
Stubby tabular or elongated
Needle-like and always radiating

5. Why does the book say cerussite is cut for collectors only?

It is too hard to facet
It is too soft for much gemstone value
It never forms clear crystals
It is always opaque and black

6. Where is cerussite usually found, according to the book?

In limestone caves
In pegmatites only
In weathered granite clays
Around lead ores

7. Where were large, clear, cuttable cerussite crystals found?

Tsumeb, Namibia
Paraiba, Brazil
Carrara, Italy
Pala, California

8. Which gemstone may cerussite be mistaken for?

Emerald
Ruby
Diamond
Peridot

9. What property does the book say can help distinguish cerussite from diamond and other colorless gems?

Its lower hardness
Its higher density
Its magnetic attraction
Its green fluorescence

10. Which set of properties matches cerussite in the book’s table?

Trigonal, calcium carbonate, hardness 3
Orthorhombic, barium sulfate, hardness 3
Trigonal, zinc carbonate, hardness 5
Orthorhombic, lead carbonate, hardness 3½