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Photo by Anton Watzl, Sr.

Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite, 6.4 cm, from Bad Ems, Germany. Ex Herb Obodda collection; Anton Watzl Sr. photo.

Product details

SpeciesPyromorphite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.4 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityGermany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bad Ems
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 229
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Joan Massague

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Herb OboddaNot disclosed

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Pyromorphite
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.
Pyromorphite
Regional guide
Pyromorphite from Bad Ems, Germany
from Bad Ems, Germany — European lead mineral, squat lustrous prisms in olive to brown hues, famed old-mine locality and collector appeal.
Locality guide
Bad Ems
Bad Ems, Germany: historic Lahn Valley locality famed for pyromorphite crystals and varied lead-zinc minerals, prized for provenance, density, and habit.