anglesite
See also: anglésite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After the place Anglesey in Wales,[1] in 1832.[2]
Noun
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anglesite (countable and uncountable, plural anglesites)
- (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO4, formed by the weathering of galena.
- 1862, Sir Edward Cadogan, Before the Deluge: Memories and Reflections:
- A curious form of anglesite was noticed in a specimen from Durango, Iowa
Translations
[edit]crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
References
[edit]- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Anglesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “anglesite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
anglesite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: an‧gle‧si‧te
Noun
[edit]anglesite f (plural anglesites)
- Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anglesita.