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Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 18878
Mineral:Galena
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Lustrous cubic crystal of galena with minor white quartz on one end. Good crystal of galena, this locality most often produces etched/corroded galena crystal altering to cerussite/anglesite. Ex. Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.) Collection no. 5764 (ca. 1880).
Overall Size:3.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:3 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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