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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. 52229
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho
Description:Lustrous translucent red-orange pyromorphite crystals in spherical aggregates to 8 mm diameter on one face of brown gossan. The red color of the pyromorphite is caused by arsenic impurities.
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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