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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. 49548
Mineral:Pyromorphite on Quartz
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Translucent green pyromorphite crystals on limonite-stained milky quartz. The pyromorphite crystals are translucent hexagonal barrel-shaped crystals with textured crystal faces. Locality info see: Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines in Min. Rec. v.20-#5.
Overall Size:6x6x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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