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Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, St. Agnes District, Cornwall, England

 
Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, St. Agnes District, Cornwall, England

Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, St. Agnes District, Cornwall, England

Pyromorphite from Wheal Alfred, St. Agnes District, Cornwall, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 58435
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheal Alfred, St. Agnes District, Cornwall, England
Description:Lustrous yellowish-green transparent-to-translucent pyromorphite crystals with remnants of white barite on the bottom where they were attached. The pyromorphite crystals are prismatic hexagonal form with flat basal pinacoid terminations. Ex. W. Keller #776; ex. British Museum; ex. Sir Arthur Russell (1878-1964) ca. 1961
Overall Size:13x12x10 mm
Crystals:2-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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