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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. 39419
Mineral:Pyromorphite on Quartz
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Very large complex milky quartz crystals up to 12 cm long with grass-green pyromorphite crystals up to 2 mm long scattered on all surfaces. This is the largest quartz crystal I have seen from the Wheatley Mine.
Overall Size:16x9x9 cm
Crystals:1-120 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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