Detailed information
Species
Anglesite
Dimensions
35 x 40 x 71
mm
Weight
197 g
Locality
Tsumeb Mine Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region Namibia
Condition
No recorded repairs
Anglesite crystals from Tsumeb mine are rarely colourful, but on a world scale they can be very large and really well-formed. This very large miniature to very small cabinet piece from the Kessler Collection is an extremely rich Anglesite even by Tsumeb standards. It features a 5 cm long doubly-terminated bladed, orthorhombic crystal sat flat, upon further coarsely crystallized grey-white glassy Anglesite. This larger crystal is not perfect, having some slight distortion along one edge and being partially grown over by another large crystal, but is certainly a great overall classic shape for Anglesite - just like Baryte. Small frosted Anglesite crystals are also present sparsely scattered upon the surface of the larger blades of Anglesite and a little green Malachite (or perhaps Brochantite) is also evident.
