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Pyromorphite from Les Farges Mine, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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Les Farges mine in Limousin, France is one of the premier world localities for Pyromorphite which occurs there in several discrete forms and colours. This stunning cabinet-sized specimen presents a sumptuous green form on white Baryte matrix, but more than the colour is its wonderful resinous lustre. The green variety of Pyromorphite from Les Farges mine never forms such large crystals as the brown but this almost organic-looking layer of clustered green hexagonal prisms really does look superb. The individual prismatic crystals reach 3 mm in length, but most are between 1 and 2 mm.

Product details

SpeciesPyromorphiteBariteBaryte
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 x 4.8 x 6.0 cm
Added on07/29/2025
LocalityFrance, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Les Farges Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$12,500.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.
Locality guide
Les Farges Mine
Les Farges Mine, France — renowned lead–pyromorphite locality, producing green to mustard-tipped barrel pyromorphites on baryte and quartz, highly collectible.