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Pyromorphite, Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Pyromorphite, Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite, Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 28262
Mineral:Pyromorphite, Galena
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Crusty matrix of altered galena with green pyromorphite intermixed throughout. One surface has a 1 mm thick layer of sparkling green pyromorphite microcrystals in rounded crystal aggregates up to 2 mm diameter. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:5.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:micro
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