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Galena with Sphalerite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Galena with Sphalerite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 50507
Mineral:Galena with Sphalerite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Gray-metallic galena on quartz with bright cleavage faces on the surfaces, plus minor translucent yellow sphalerite. 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 #106b; collected in 1939
Overall Size:3x1.8x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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