AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Idaho > Pyromorphite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 52225 |
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho |
Description: | Double-sided specimen of lustrous translucent orange pyromorphite crystals covering all surfaces of matrix with only a small attachment point on the bottom and two contacts on rear and top edge. The vivid orange color is caused by arsenic impurities. |
Overall Size: | 9x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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