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Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Galena from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 50506
Mineral:Galena
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Vein of gray-metallic galena running through quartz with bright cleavage faces on the surfaces. For more info on the locality see: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines Chester County, Pa. in Mineralogical Record v.20 #5. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #106a; personally collected in 1939
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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