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Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 80930
Mineral:Pyromorphite
Locality:Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Lustrous translucent olive-green pyromorphite crystals on brown limonite-rich matrix. The pyromorphite crystals are hexagonal form with basal pinacoid terminations. A wonderful miniature specimen from the famous mine that closed in 1920. Ex. Miller #M3875; ex. Betts #77704 ;ex. Martin Farber collection; ex. Lesnicks; ex. Lafayette College
Overall Size:3.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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