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[[Archivo:Cerussite, Royal Ontario Museum.jpg|thumb|Vista en ángulo de la ''Luz del Desierto''.]]
La '''''Luz del Desierto''''' es una gema de [[cerusita]] de la colección del [[Museo Real de Ontario]]. Es el exponente de cerusita facetada más grande del mundo.<ref>Jewel Envy. (2012). Cerussite [http://jewelenvy.blogspot.ca/2012/08/12.html]. (Consultada en octubre de 2013)</ref> <!-- The word “cerussite” comes from the Latin meaning “white lead”; the mineral is a lead carbonate with the chemical formula of PbCO<sub>3</sub>.<ref>Cerussite. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cerussite]. The Free Dictionary. (retrieved October 2013)</ref>
The raw cerussite was discovered in Teumeb, Namibia and acquired by a gem cutter from Arizona who then cut the raw material into the gem on display. The cutting and transport of this gem is a delicate business as cerussite is extremely fragile and sensitive to changes in temperature changes and vibration. After it was cut in Arizona the gem was placed in a box, then wrapped in a large woolen scarf and a winter vest, and then hand transported to Toronto for display.<ref>Tait, Kim. (2009). Iconic: Light of the Desert [http://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/rom-channel/iconic-light-desert]. Royal Ontario Museum. (retrieved October 2013)</ref> Cerussite is too fragile to ever be set in jewelry.
[[File:Cerussite, side, Royal Ontario Museum.jpg|thumb|Side view of the Light of the Desert at the Royal Ontario Museum|left]]
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