AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Pyromorphite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 42262 |
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Brookdale Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Description: | Rich cluster of deep green pyromorphite crystals lining a shallow cavity in pickering matrix. The pyromorphite crystals are hexagonal prisms with some showing cavernous terminations. See article: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines in Min. Rec. v.20 #5. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #516; acquired in 1998 |
Overall Size: | 5x4.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-5.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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