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Pyromorphite With Tetrahedrite On Quartz

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Pyromorphite With Tetrahedrite On Quartz

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Locality: 
Pcheloyad Mine, Momchilgrad Obshtina, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

This is one of those pieces we rarely expect to see for sale as they are old and so desirable they disappeared right after the find!Those are the sharpest and most translucent crystals of pyromorphite you can expect to find for the color in the world,including the great Bad Ems pieces!The crystals here are smaller,but textbook and sharp,with great translucency and high luster!Something we see even more rarely is the sharp fully grown crystals of tetrahedrite.Most think this is spahlerite,but those are actually the tetrahedrite crystals and offere a great paragenesis and even contrast!The piece is a recrystallized floater with crystals on all faces of the matrix!Some crystals are damaged,as almost always,but we won't find a piece like this soon.

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

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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