anglesite
See also: anglésite
English
Etymology
After the place Anglesey in Wales,[1] in 1832.[2]
Noun
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Angelsite_2_Lead_Sulfate_Tombstone_Cochise_County_Arizona_2016.jpg/220px-Angelsite_2_Lead_Sulfate_Tombstone_Cochise_County_Arizona_2016.jpg)
anglesite (countable and uncountable, plural anglesites)
- (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO4, formed by the weathering of galena.
- 1862 Sir Edward Cadogan - Before the Deluge: Memories and Reflections
- A curious form of anglesite was noticed in a specimen from Durango, Iowa
- 1862 Sir Edward Cadogan - Before the Deluge: Memories and Reflections
Translations
crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
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References
- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anglesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “anglesite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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Portuguese
Noun
anglesite f (plural anglesites)
- Alternative form of anglesita