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Wulfenite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Wulfenite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Wulfenite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Wulfenite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 34694
Mineral:Wulfenite on Quartz
Locality:Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Lustrous yellow-orange wulfenite crystals in a rectangular cavity in milky quartz matrix. The wulfenite crystals show shallow pyramidal faces on the c-face. The cavity was formed by a galena crystal that dissolved, providing the lead for the wulfenite. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:7x6x5 cm
Crystals:.5-2.2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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