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Crocoite with Pyromorphite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

 
Crocoite with Pyromorphite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

Crocoite with Pyromorphite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

Crocoite with Pyromorphite from Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 59158
Mineral:Crocoite with Pyromorphite
Locality:Berezovsk Gold Mine (Berezovskii), Sverdlovsk Oblast', Middle Ural Mountains, Russia (Type Locality for Crocoite)
Description:Vein formation of lustrous red-orange prismatic crocoite crystals with small patched of yellow-green pyromorphite microcrystals. The outer faces contacted the vein walls, but individual crocoite crystals are visible around the perimeter. Ex. Ken Hollman (1943-2005); ex. Lechner collection #5938 (ca. 1900, Austria)
Overall Size:7x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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