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Fluorite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Fluorite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Fluorite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Fluorite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 44842
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Translucent pale-yellow cubic fluorite crystals on massive fluorite and calcite matrix. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:9x8x6.5 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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