| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Phosgenite on Galena |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39362 |
| Mineral: | Phosgenite on Galena |
| Locality: | Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy |
| Description: | Transparent yellow phosgenite crystals filling a cavity in gray metallic galena. There are two phosgenite crystals, separated by a 2 mm thick section of another phosgenite crystal (hard to photograph). The phosgenite fluoresces under UV illumination. |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 7-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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