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DESCRIPTION: | No. 42562 |
Mineral: | Pyromorphite on Quartz |
Locality: | Allah Cooper (Valcooper) Mine, Contrary Creek District, near Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia |
Description: | Large plate of milky quartz with rich coverage on one face of grass-green pyromorphite crystals. The pyromorphite crystals are stubby hexagonal crystals with some barrel-shaped crystals and others with cavernous (hoppered) terminations. Refer to: Virginia Minerals, vol. 50 #2, May 2007 |
Overall Size: | 13x8x4 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-2.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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