anglesite

See also: anglésite

English

Etymology

After the place Anglesey in Wales,[1] in 1832.[2]

Noun
Anglesite

anglesite (countable and uncountable, plural anglesites)

  1. (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

References
  1. 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
  2. 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
  • “Anglesite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “anglesite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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Portuguese

Noun

anglesite f (plural anglesites)

  1. Alternative form of anglesita
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