Pyromorphite from Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - image 1

Pyromorphite from Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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For Pyromorphite collectors there is nothing quite like a Bad Ems District brown Pyromorphite for quality. This cabinet-sized piece oozes class: from its pure richness in dense, super glossy, resinous, mid-brown prismatic crystals; its remarkable lack of noteworthy damage for such a rich and heavy crystal aggregate; and specific attribution to the Braubach site. This really is a very fine classic German Pyromorphite and we all know how few localities have produced brown crystals. With crystals reaching up to 1.2 cm in length, and presenting the classic two-tone colour, with mid-brown prism sides and pale brown tips, this really does look special. Notably too, patches of primary Galena (blue-grey metallic) are still embedded within parts of the Pyromorphite and many of the Pyromorphite crystals form stepped, or parallel clustered growths, some with organic-like forms. A really classy Pyromorphite. Ex Martin Kershaw Collection.

Product details

SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm
Added on11/08/2025
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$8,500.00
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 Bad Ems, Germany
from Bad Ems, Germany — European lead mineral, squat lustrous prisms in olive to brown hues, famed old-mine locality and collector appeal.
Locality guide
Bad Ems
Bad Ems, Germany: historic Lahn Valley locality famed for pyromorphite crystals and varied lead-zinc minerals, prized for provenance, density, and habit.