Constituent
Name
Anglesite
IMA name
Anglesite
Class
non-silicate mineral
Compound type
sulfate
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$PbSO_4 $
Chemical formula
PbSO4
Elemental formula
Pb S O4
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Pb$ Lead element 1 constituent element main
$S$ Sulfur element 1 constituent element main
$O$ Oxygen element 4 constituent element main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - S \dddot - O^{-1/2}$ 4
Oxides
Formula $PbO$ $SO_{3}$
Mass fraction (%) 73.6 26.4

Strunz

Class
sulfates - chromates - molybdates - tungstates (07)
Division
sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, without H2O (07.A)
Family
with only large cations (07.AD)
Code
07.AD.35

Dana

Major class
sulfates, chromates, selenates (VI)
Class
anhydrous acid and sulfates (28)
Type
where (A++)XO4 (28.03)
Group
Barite group (28.03.01)
Code
28.03.01.03
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
orthorhombic
Crystal class
dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
mmm (D2h)
Crystal spacegroup
Pnma
Texture
monocrystalline
Molar mass
303.26 $g/mol$
Density
6.3 $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
biaxial
Refringence sign
positive
Birefringence
0.017
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
1.878
Refraction index $n_{\beta}$
1.883
Refraction index $n_{\gamma}$
1.895
Dispersion V
68
Color
colorless, blue, green, gray, yellow.
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
adamantine