Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
orthorhombicuncommonSulfates
Anglesite
PbSO₄
This specimen features white to yellowish, blocky to prismatic anglesite crystals, often exhibiting a high adamantine luster, sometimes associated with other lead minerals.
Anglesite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
orthorhombicLuster
adamantineStreak Color
whiteCleavage
good on {011}, poor on {210} and {100}Fracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
6.3Colors
colorless, white, yellow, gray, green, blueTransparency
transparentType Locality
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, MoroccoMineral Group
SulfatesUses
lead ore, collectorAssociated Minerals
cerussite, galena, limonite, pyromorphiteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Anglesite is a secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of lead sulfide deposits, typically as an alteration product of primary lead minerals like galena (PbS).
