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Pyromorphite

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Emplaced on vugs within a siliceous limestone matrix are beautiful, lustrous and translucent, apple-green crystals of pyromorphite to 6 mm in length. This piece has a long history back to the mid 1800s, and was sold from the eminent dealer of the time, Bryce Wright Sr., to British Museum in 1860. By exchange, it then traded out to Lindsay Greenbank in 1973. BMNH label 32198 and another intricate old label accompany this specimen (which is nearly identical to another piece from Wright, shown on page 47 of the Greenbank book.

Product details

SpeciesPyromorphite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.0 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUK, England, Roughton Gill Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Pyromorphite
Mineral guide
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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 Roughton Gill Mine, England
Roughton Gill Mine, England - Classic Lake District locality yielding pyromorphite with yellow-green to oil-green crystals and long-standing collector appeal.