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collected by and collection of Jay Penn, stays yellow green with exposure to light vs. changing to violet brown as Chlorargyrite does which I also found in same area.

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Full Referencecollected by and collection of Jay Penn, stays yellow green with exposure to light vs. changing to violet brown as Chlorargyrite does which I also found in same area.
Plain Textcollected by and collection of Jay Penn, stays yellow green with exposure to light vs. changing to violet brown as Chlorargyrite does which I also found in same area.

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Merritt Mine, Socorro Peak Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USAⓘ Bromargyrite

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