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Object Name |
Pyromorphite |
Object Description |
Specimen is a heavy vesicular mass of black metallic material with green adamantine granular pyromorphite in numerous vugs. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 125. It was a part of the college's original acquisition from Thomas Cooper in 1821. |
Collector |
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 |
Place of Origin |
Germany/Saxony/Freiburg (Fribourg) |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Lead chlorophosphate |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
7.1 |
Hardness |
3.5 - 4 |
Luster |
Resinous |
Streak |
White, yellow |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
People |
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-2.45 W-4.68 L-7.98 cm |
Catalog Number |
3293 |