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The Largest Faceted Cerussite Gem in the World. Museum Cut Cerussite gem, 896 cararts, from Tsumeb, Namibia |
The Light of the Desert is a cerussite gem in the Royal Ontario Museum's collection. It is the world’s largest faceted example of cerussite. The raw cerussite was discovered in Tsumeb in northern Namibia and acquired by a gem cutter from Arizona who then cut the raw material into the gem on display.
Cerussite is known for its dispersion (or fire). Dispersion is the amount of light a gem will pass through the colour spectrum.
Cerussite is one of the only gems with adamantine (diamond-like) luster.
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Light of the Desert is the largest faceted cerussite gem in the world. |