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Pyromorphite

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A pale olive group of barrel shaped crystals with pale mustard tips.The crystals sit on a limonite matrix. There are several dozen crystals on this specimen giving the piece a very 3-dimensional "salt and pepper" appearance.

Product details

SpeciesPyromorphite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.8 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityFrance, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Les Farges Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot 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 Les Farges Mine, France
from Les Farges Mine, France - olive to yellow-green barrel prisms with sculptural crusts; prized for rarity and its brief collecting window.
    Pyromorphite - Les Farges Mine, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France