| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Pyromorphite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 82909 |
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville District, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Large cluster of lustrous green pyromorphite crystals lining cavities and surfaces of brecciated quartz-rick matrix. The pyromorphite crystals are hexagonal prismatic form with flat basal pinacoid terminations. This famous mine closed in 1920. Ex. John Durkos collection #334; acquired in 1985 from Dick Willis for $450 |
| Overall Size: | 11x8x7.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-3.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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