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Anglesite from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anglesite
Formula:PbSO4
Comments:Analyses by SEM-EDS at the University of New Orleans Lab, New Orleans, USA (Jim Nazimoff & Al Falster).


Habit:A wide range of crystals have been noted, from sharp blocky to short and long prismatic, all with a rhombic cross section. Rounded, equant, crystals have also been noted, exhibiting complex morphologies.
Colour:Colorless and glassy, sometimes turbid to milky-white.
Luminescent properties:none
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite4
Galena4
Linarite4
Posnjakite4
Ramsbeckite4
Schulenbergite4
Pyrite2
Serpierite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anglesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27957
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27957:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anglesite
60.9km (37.8 miles) Madison Lead Mine, Madison, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
82.0km (51.0 miles) Mineral Hill Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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