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Object Name |
Pyromorphite |
Object Description |
This sample consists of tiny, translucent, bright green, barrel-shaped crystals of Pyromorphite on matrix. Pyromorphite is a lead phosphate mineral, and this specimen was collected in 1926. |
Collector |
Scott |
Place of Origin |
Pennsylvania/Chester County/Phoenixville |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Lead chlorophosphate |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
7.1 |
Hardness |
3.5 - 4 |
Luster |
Resinous |
Streak |
White, yellow |
Fracture |
Uneven, conchoidal |
Dimensions |
H-4.59 W-5.32 L-7.64 cm |
Catalog Number |
3302 |