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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 46392
Mineral:Pyromorphite on Quartz
Locality:Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Rich specimen of green barrel-shaped hexagonal pyromorphite crystals lining irregular cavities in milky quartz. This specimen was one of the best from this discovery. See article: Loudville Pyromorphite in Rocks and Minerals, March-April 2001. Collected 1999 by R. Holmes and E. Greene
Overall Size:7x6x6 cm
Crystals:0.2-1.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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