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Hemimorphite

$12,500.00

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The modern finds of Veszelyite at Sanguozhuang Pb-Zn mine, Kunming, Yunnan, China are widely accepted as the greatest examples of the species yet known. Not necessarily in terms of individual crystal size, but certainly for overall aesthetics and this stunning, competition quality miniature demonstrates this perfectly. The intensity of their electric-blue colour, sumptuous resinous lustre, and marvellous fan-like crystal sprays are well-known, but this piece takes this beauty to a whole new level, with the addition of pale mint-green Cuprodongchuanite microcrystals. The matrix is microbotryoidal white Hemimorphite, a zinc silicate, but most of this is obscured by the gentle flow of coalesced peppermint-green Cuprodongchuanite spherules, an exceptionally rare lead copper zinc phosphate hydroxide known only from the Sanguozhuang area. Then, the Veszelyite, as super sharp, wedge- to chisel-shaped intensely vibrant electric-blue crystals forming perfect radiating fan-like sprays in exceptional condition. Certainly one of the finest small combination specimens known of this unique assemblage of colourful secondary species.