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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 27883
Mineral:Cerussite with Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Elongated cavity lined with colorless cerussite crystals up to 6 mm and coated on the exterior with green pyromorphite crystals up to 1 mm. The best crystals are deep in the cavity where they were protected from damage. With old pen-and-ink label. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:6x3x3 cm
Crystals:.5-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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