Anglesite

  
  
The specimen is comprised of a massive yellow sulfur and colorless gypsum matrix, this measuring 6.7 x 4.3 x 4.8 cm in size. This friable matrix is richly embedded with brown somewhat etched pseudocubic crystals of anglesite to 5 mm in size.
Origin: Erupción Mine (Ahumada Mine; Erupción-Ahumada Mine), Los Lamentos Mts (Sierra de Los Lamentos), Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 6.7 x 4.3 x 4.8 cm
 
  
Anglesite on fluorite
Origin: Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.
Sample size: 10.8 x 9 x 4.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
  
 
  
Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Ed Ruggiero collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 2.7 x cm (top/2nd row), 3.6 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 
  
  
Origin: Touissit Mine, near Oujda, Morocco
Ex. Charlie Freed collection
Sample size: 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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