Pyromorphite - Wheatley Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Pyromorphite

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Classic lustrous green crystals of pyromorphite with little attached matrix. Fine old time miniature specimen for this famous locality. In good condition with just slight minor micro-damage present.

Product details

SpeciesPyromorphite

SizeMiniature

Dimensions3.0 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

Added on01/16/2026

LocalityUSA, Pennsylvania, Wheatley Mines

Current owner

Unknown Owner

Previous owners

Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Weinrich Minerals	Not disclosed

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Mineral guide

Learn about Pyromorphite

neon apple-green to olive crystals with resinous luster, in pipe-organ clusters; prized for color, texture, and European to Chinese localities.

Regional guide

Pyromorphite from Wheatley Mines, USA

Wheatley Mines pyromorphite - classic eastern U.S. locality with grass-green crystals on iron-stained matrix; sharp hexagonal barrels and collector appeal.

Locality guide

Wheatley Mines

Wheatley Mines, USA, a historic 19th-century lead-zinc locality near Phoenixville, PA, famed for pyromorphite and other oxidized sulfides prized by collectors.

Pyromorphite

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