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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

collected mid 1970's
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.2 × 7.5 × 4 cm
Description

A large specimen of bright canary yellow pyromorphite on matrix. The crystals are >1 in size, and requiring at least 20x microscope magnification, but the specimen has such brilliant colour that it makes quite a striking cabinet display piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyromorphite

Formula: 
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Gondwana Minerals