Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Anglesite is a lead sulfate mineral with the chemical formula PbSO4. It occurs as an oxidation product of primary lead sulfide ore galena. Anglesite occurs as prismatic orthorhombic crystals and earthy masses and is isomorphous with barite and celestine. It contains 74% of lead by mass and therefore has a high specific gravity of 6.3. Color is white or gray with pale yellow streaks.
