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Cerussite and Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Cerussite and Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Cerussite and Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Cerussite and Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cerussite and Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 20287
Mineral:Cerussite and Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Specimen with several pockets lined with green pyromorphite and colorless cerussite crystals. The pyromorphite crystals are six-sided crystals frequently with cavernous (hollow) terminations. See Min. Rec. 9-10/89: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:4.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:.5-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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