Pyromorphite
Unknown Owner
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A very RICH and DRAMATIC LARGE CABINET plate from the famed Wheatley Mine at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Acicular, grass-green pyromorpite crystals in botryoids or as individual crystals are richly and aesthetically strewn across complimentary iron oxide-coated quartz matrix on this HISTORIC OLD-TIMER. The Phoenixville mines reached their highest production in the 1850s and the district was extinct by 1870! Very minimal bruising on such a large, fine old-timer. Plates of this size and quality are SELDOM on the market. Ex. George Elling Collection.
Product details
SpeciesPyromorphite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions17.5 x 13.5 x 3.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Pennsylvania, Wheatley Mines
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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