AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Pyromorphite on Quartz

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Pyromorphite on Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Pyromorphite on Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite on Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite on Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 28261
Mineral:Pyromorphite on Quartz
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Green crystals of pyromorphite up to 8 mm long in a 25 mm grouping perched on crystalline quartz matrix with old pen-and-ink label. The pyromorphite crystals are hexagonal and quite lustrous, though some terminations are incomplete. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;