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Cerussite on Galena with Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Cerussite on Galena with Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Cerussite on Galena with Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Cerussite on Galena with Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Cerussite on Galena with Quartz from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 50835
Mineral:Cerussite on Galena with Quartz
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Shallow cavity in gray-metallic galena lined with lustrous colorless transparent bladed cerussite crystals to 10 mm. The edge of the cavity is rimmed with translucent gray quartz crystals to 9 mm. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #763; originally acquired in 1998 from Lawrence H. Conklin (1933-2016)
Overall Size:13x6x4 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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