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Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 18172
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Rich specimen with several pockets lined with green pyromorphite crystals. The pyromorphite crystals are stout, six-sided crystals frequently with cavernous (hollow) terminations. See article in Min. Rec. 9-10/89: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines.
Overall Size:5x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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