AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Pyromorphite, Galena |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 28262 |
Mineral: | Pyromorphite, Galena |
Locality: | Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | Crusty matrix of altered galena with green pyromorphite intermixed throughout. One surface has a 1 mm thick layer of sparkling green pyromorphite microcrystals in rounded crystal aggregates up to 2 mm diameter. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
Overall Size: | 5.5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | micro |
Archived: | For reference only |
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