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Hydroxylpyromorphite

Mineral:

Hydroxylpyromorphite: Pb5(PO4)3OH

Comments:

Small crudely formed crystals of hydroxylpyromorphite on quartzite matrix, formed from alteration of galena.

Location:

Mapleton, Brady Township, Hares Valley Area, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

Scale:

Crystallite Size 0.15 cm.

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