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Name: |
anglesite |
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Class: |
Sulfosalts |
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Chemistry: |
Pb SO4 Lead Sulfate |
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Color(s): |
Colorless, yellow, gray, pale green, and sometimes blue |
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Hardness: |
2.5 - 3.0 |
SpecGrav: |
6.38 |
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Fracture: |
Conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
3 good |
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Crystal: |
Orthorhombic-thin or thick tabular common, prismatic, granular, or nodules not uncommon. |
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Envronment: |
alteration zone of hydrothermal deposits |
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Association: |
barite, anhydrite, galena |
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Locals: |
Pa., Id., Nv., USA | Mexico | Morocco | |
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Misc: |
Names comes from a specific locality, Island of Anglesey, Wales. It can sometimes be fluorescent. (yellow) |
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Photos |
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1.) Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco |
4.) Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco |
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