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Anglesite

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A glassy and transparent colourless blocky crystal of Anglesite to 1.6 cm displays well in a 2.5 x 2 cm cavity in a vuggy Galena matrix from the famous Wheatley Mines near Schuylkill Township in Pennsylvania, USA. Other similar, but smaller, Anglesite crystals sit is adjacent vugs which are lined with rusty to cream limonitic coatings. A great specimen of Anglesite from the classic Wheatley mines.

Product details

SpeciesAnglesite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 8.8 x 4.3 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$2,250.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Anglesite
Mineral guide
Learn about Anglesite
brilliant gemmy PbSO4 crystals with adamantine luster in colors from clear to lemon yellow; prized on matrix from Tsumeb, Monteponi, Broken Hill.
Anglesite
Regional guide
Anglesite from Wheatley Mines
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Locality guide
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.