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Anglesite

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Anglesite

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Description
Locality: 
Montevecchio Mines, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 5 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Lustrous gemmy anglesite crystal of good green colour that is free of damaged. Other smaller green-tinted anglesite crystals are also present in other cavities of gossan matrix with minor galena. Rare and highly sought-after type of anglesites.

The accompanying label explains that it was acquired in 1972 by René Virlet.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

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