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
The image displays a cluster of white to pale yellowish, somewhat translucent anglesite crystals, exhibiting a blocky or tabular habit. These crystals are intergrown or associated with another mineral, likely cerussite.
Anglesite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
orthorhombicLuster
adamantineStreak Color
whiteCleavage
good on {011}, distinct on {210}, poor on {001}Fracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
6.3Colors
white, gray, yellow, green, blue, colorlessTransparency
transparentType Locality
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, AustraliaMineral Group
SulfatesUses
minor ore of lead, collectorAssociated Minerals
cerussite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, marcasite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, limoniteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Anglesite is a secondary lead sulfate mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of lead sulfide deposits, primarily as an alteration product of galena (PbS). It often occurs in association with other secondary lead minerals.
