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Pyromorphite from
Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA


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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Pyromorphite

Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Comments:Freilich Collection

Plate 58 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017]

Beautiful cluster 8.7 cm year 1993/94 in Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite10
Pyromorphite3
- var Calcium-bearing Pyromorphite3
Quartz3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bunker Hill Mine, Wardner, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (506 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9169:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSandow Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘViola prospect, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSierra Nevada Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCaledonia Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSenator Stewart Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘQuaker prospect, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘLookout Mountain Mine, Pine Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘNorthern Light Mine, Pine Creek Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘEvolution Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘHypotheek Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J. (1982) On the Chemical Composition of Bunker Hill [Idaho] Pyromorphite. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (5) 286
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science.pp.148-149
Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons, Classics, and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Supplement Vol. 38 (1-S) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.pp.64-65
 
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