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Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

 
Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

Pyromorphite from Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 52226
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
Description:Rich specimen of lustrous translucent greenish-orange pyromorphite crystals on gray-brown matrix. The pyromorphite crystals are barrel-shaped (convex) hexagonal prisms with flat basal pinacoid terminations, in rounded aggregates to 12 mm across.
Overall Size:11x10x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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