Anglesite

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Angelsite D.50456 Click to enlarge image
Angelsite. Toussit Mine. Gebel Mahser, near Oudja, Morocco. Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.23 cm. Registered 1996, D.50456. Albert Chapman Collection. Image: Carl Bento
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Transparent, large and flawless anglesite crystals are rare, and some crystals from the Toussit Mine have been of sufficient quality for cutting beautiful faceted gems. These gems have high brilliance because of their high lead content, which gives ‘fire’ from the splitting of light into its spectral colours, and the gem cut, which reflects light from their interiors.

Specimen details

  • Origin

    Toussit Mine, Gebel Mahser, near Oudja, Morocco

  • Size

    5.5 x 3.5 x 0.23 cm

  • Date

    Registered 1996

  • Collection number

    D.50456

  • Collection

    Albert Chapman Collection.

How it became part of the AM Mineralogy Collection

Albert Chapman purchased this specimen from German mineral collector and dealer Horst Burkard in 1984.