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Pyromorphite from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France

 
Pyromorphite from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France

Pyromorphite from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France

Pyromorphite from Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France

DESCRIPTION:No. 55086
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Mine des Farges, Ussel, Corrèze, France
Description:Translucent olive-green prismatic hexagonal pyromorphite crystals in bundled aggregates covering quartz matrix. The pyromorphite terminations appear to be textured basal pinacoids, but are actually many parallel pyramidal faces.
Overall Size:26x20x16 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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