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Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane) from Shoshone County, Idaho

 
Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane) from Shoshone County, Idaho

Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane) from Shoshone County, Idaho

Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane) from Shoshone County, Idaho

Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane) from Shoshone County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 60390
Mineral:Polysphaerite (= Ca-rich Pyromorphite or Phosphohedyphane)
Locality:Shoshone County, Idaho
Description:Tapered hexagonal translucent pale-yellow polysphaerite crystals, the obsolete name for Ca-rich pyromorphite or phosphohedyphane, with brown microcrystal coating of an unknown mineral on most surfaces. Ex. W. Keller #7155; ex. Earl R. Melendy (1919-1993)
Overall Size:5x3x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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