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Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

 
Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Hemimorphite with minor Galena from Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 73797
Mineral:Hemimorphite with minor Galena
Locality:Old Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland
Description:Opaque white hemimorphite crystals in mammilary (hemispherical) aggregates to 5 mm diameter lining a shallow cavity in corroded galena. Many smaller cavities lined with hemimorphite are visible around the perimeter. Collected in 2000
Overall Size:5.5x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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