anglesite

See also: anglésite

English

Etymology

After the place Anglesey in Wales,[1] in 1832.[2]

Noun
Anglesite

anglesite (countable and uncountable, plural anglesites)

  1. (mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO4, formed by the weathering of galena.
    • 1862, Sir Edward Cadogan, Before the Deluge: Memories and Reflections:
      A curious form of anglesite was noticed in a specimen from Durango, Iowa

Translations

References
  1. James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
  2. Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡleˈzi.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡleˈzi.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡlɨˈzi.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: an‧gle‧si‧te

Noun

anglesite f (plural anglesites)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of anglesita.
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