anglesite

American

[ang-guhl-sahyt] / ˈæŋ gəlˌsaɪt /

noun

a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO 4 , found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.

anglesite British

/ ˈæŋɡəlˌsaɪt /

noun

a white or grey secondary mineral consisting of lead sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in lead-ore deposits and is a source of lead. Formula: PbSO 4

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Etymology

Origin of anglesite

1830–40; named after Anglesey where it was first found; see -ite ¹

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At Monteponi the crystals encrust cavities in glistening granular galena; and from Leadhills, in Scotland, pseudomorphs of anglesite after galena are known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

It is often associated with blende and pyrites, and with calcite, fluorspar, quartz, barytes, chalybite and pearlspar as gangue minerals; in the upper oxidized parts of the deposits, cerussite and anglesite occur as alteration products.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

In some districts cerussite and a little anglesite are also found in the oxide zone.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

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