#anglesite

[geologyin-blog]

A stunning gem anglesite crystal with mirrorlike, shocking lustre and total gemminess and transparency. from Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky CC

[theoldbone]

Anglesite, Galena, Monteponi Mine, Italy, Photo by Iris Collection Xinyue Ma

[valleyofrosesforever]

oh god it happened again

[vugnasmineralblog]

Anglesite Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco, Africa

[arturite2]

Meet Anglesite, a gem that I made to represent myself in annoucements!

The first announcement is: Today is my birthday. I accept food and human sacrificies.

[fadan-shi]

Hey there,back again with a few new gemsonas!

Here we have Sphalerite (yellow gem) Diopside (green gem and also my hint of three of fluorite components) and Anglesite (white gem)

Sphalerite is an assistant to bismuths on buildings,diopsides are peridots commanders and anglesites are dancers on high rankinh gem balls,but now they are free to do whatever they want on era 3

Thanks for the support and have a good night!!

[earthstory]

Anglesite

When dull silvery grey galena (seehttp://bit.ly/1IrEREY) in a lead deposit is oxidised (see http://bit.ly/1I4XWKt) by percolating ground waters, this sulphate is one common result. As well as these beautiful prismatic crystals it also forms aggregates and crusts, usually ranging from white, light blue or colourless to varying degrees of yellow or brown if iron oxides are also present. Like most lead minerals it is very dense, being composed of 74% by mass of the saturnine metal. It was named in 1832 after the isle of Anglesey off the North Welsh coast where it was first discovered in a copper mine in 1783. There are over 200 known crystal shapes, so Anglesite joins Calcite as one of the most varied crystal formers.

Despite its low hardness (a mere 2.5 on Mohs scale) colourful transparent material is sometimes faceted for collectors, sometimes with inclusions of galena within. Other localities producing nice specimens include England, Scotland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Sardinia, Russia, Tunisia, Namibia (the Tsumeb mine, see http://bit.ly/1c2CjkD), the United States, Mexico, and Australia.

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Image credit: MIM Museum http://mim.museum/home

https://www.mindat.org/min-233.html http://www.minerals.net/mineral/anglesite.aspx http://www.galleries.com/Anglesite http://www.jtv.com/library/anglesite-facts.html http://bit.ly/2qtMdGO

[constellations-and-energy]

Healing Crystals: Series A

Anglesite

Metaphysical Properties: This stone aids in meditation and promoting stillness. It promotes gentleness, relaxation, and calmness as well as sensitivity. Anglesite assists in channeling entities and spirits as well as spirit communication. As a manifestation tool, anglesite assists in bringing our dreams into our reality. 

Zodiac: Pisces

*This stone contains lead and sulfur. It is not suitable for elixers or to be ground or inhaled*