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Phosphophyllite from Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia

 
Phosphophyllite from Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia

Phosphophyllite from Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia

DESCRIPTION:No. 62983
Mineral:Phosphophyllite
Locality:Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia
Description:Partial crystal of transparent green phosphophyllite on brown siderite and black sphalerite. Three of the faces of the phosphophyllite crystal are present, the end was cleaved where it was separated from the surrounding rock.
Overall Size:26x24x15 mm
Crystals:12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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