Anglesite, Galena

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Anglesite crystal, 4.5 cm, on galena from the Wheatley mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (CM27625). Originally in the collection of Charles M. Wheatley. Acquired from the New York State Museum in 1999; Debra L. Wilson photo.

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SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 66
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Charles M. WheatleyNot disclosed

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Anglesite
Mineral guide
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brilliant gemmy PbSO4 crystals with adamantine luster in colors from clear to lemon yellow; prized on matrix from Tsumeb, Monteponi, Broken Hill.
Anglesite
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Anglesite from Wheatley Mines
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Wheatley Mines
Wheatley Mines, USA, a historic 19th-century lead-zinc locality near Phoenixville, PA, famed for pyromorphite and other oxidized sulfides prized by collectors.