General Information: Chemical Formula:PbSO4
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 303.26 gm)
Lead 68.32 %
PbSulfur 10.57 %
S Oxygen 21.10 %
O Empirical Formula: Pb(SO4)
Environment:Secondary, weathered deposits of lead ore.
Locality:Tsumeb, Southwest Africa.
Name Origin:Named after the island of Anglesey (Wales, Great Britain).
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Good, [210] Distinct
Color:blue, colorless, green, gray, or yellow.
Density:6.3
Diaphaniety:Transparent to translucent
Habits:Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Stalactitic - Shaped like pendant columns as stalactites or stalagmites (e.g. calcite).,
Hardness:2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Adamantine
Streak:white
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