Anglesite
PbSO4
Anglesite occurs as an extremely rare secondary mineral at Mont Saint-Hilaire.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Color is usually green or tan.
Luster is adamantine to earthy.
Diaphaneity is translucent to opaque.
Crystal System is orthorhombic; Pnma.
Crystal Habits include thin crusts on galena and tiny sharp
pseudo-rhombohedra.
Cleavage: {001} is good.
Fracture is uneven.
Hardness is 2.5 - 3.
Specific Gravity is approximately 6.3 g/cm3.
Streak is white.
Associated Minerals include aegirine, arsenopyrite, beudantite,
galena, microcline, pyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite.
Distinguishing Features: Crystal habit and forms.
Origin: Named in 1832 after its discovery locality, on the Isle of
Anglesey, Wales.
CLASSIFICATION:
Dana System
# 28.3.1.3
Strunz Classification
# VI/A.9-50
REFERENCES:
MinRec 21:296 (1990), Dana 8:575-576 (1997)
DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:
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PE
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MX
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SS
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MC
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HF
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BR
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SX
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