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Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

 
Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 13068
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Description:Green pyromorphite crystals in pockets in quartz matrix with brown limonite staining. From a classic eastern locality. See article: Famous Mineral Localities: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines Chester County, Pennsylvania in Min. Rec. Sept.-Oct., 1989. Ex. Magill collection
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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