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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. 36137
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Opaque green pyromorphite crystals completely covering one face of quartz matrix with minor galena crystals on the rear. A good specimen from this historic mine. See: Famous Mineral Localities-The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines in Min. Rec. v.20 #5.
Overall Size:10x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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