noun
- a white or colorless mineral consisting of lead sulfate, often found in lead ore deposits
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- The geologist identified anglesite crystals in the rock sample.
- Anglesite forms when galena is oxidized by weathering processes.
- The mineral collection included a beautiful specimen of anglesite.
- Anglesite is an important secondary mineral in lead deposits.
- The white crystals turned out to be anglesite rather than quartz.