Pyromorphite - 2 generations
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County
New South Wales, Australia
6.4 x 5.1 x 2.6 CM (cabinet)
price: $460
A very odd Pyro from Broken Hill, we have not seen another like this. The angular matrix has a display surface fully covered with small, acicular Pyromorphite crystals. What is unusual is these crystals have formed on some earlier Pyromophite crystals of exceptional size, the largest is 3.4 CM long. On close exam it seems that the original crystals were broken loose and then became reattached to a floor with a new generation of Pyro growing over them. By naked eye this is in fine shape but with thousands of tiny crystals it is inevitable that a few are broken as seen by strong loupe. The color is a greenish-yellow hue with some contrast to the darker matrix. A quite old specimen from this iconic locale, a great addition to any pyromorphite suite or mineral oddities collection.
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Pyromorphite - 2 generations
Broken Hill, Yancowinna County
New South Wales, Australia
6.4 x 5.1 x 2.6 CM (cabinet)
price: $460
A very odd Pyro from Broken Hill, we have not seen another like this. The angular matrix has a display surface fully covered with small, acicular Pyromorphite crystals. What is unusual is these crystals have formed on some earlier Pyromophite crystals of exceptional size, the largest is 3.4 CM long. On close exam it seems that the original crystals were broken loose and then became reattached to a floor with a new generation of Pyro growing over them. By naked eye this is in fine shape but with thousands of tiny crystals it is inevitable that a few are broken as seen by strong loupe. The color is a greenish-yellow hue with some contrast to the darker matrix. A quite old specimen from this iconic locale, a great addition to any pyromorphite suite or mineral oddities collection.
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