anglesite

See also: anglésite

English

Etymology

After the place Anglesey in Wales, in 1832.

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

crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate

• Bulgarian: англезит m (anglezit)
• Finnish: anglesiitti
• Hungarian: anglesit
• Polish: anglezyt (pl) m
• Portuguese: anglesita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anglesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anglesite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• anglesite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Angelites, angle ties, galenites, gatelines, gelatines, teaseling

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ɡleˈzi.t͡ʃi/

• (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.