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Pyromorphite

ex A.A.Damour?, ex Dr. F. Krantz - no old label
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hofsgrund, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

A classic w/o old label from a (mostly) Cornwall suite at Krantz, but no mine specified: green aggregate of pyromorphite with partly brownish surface coating and indistinct crystallization. Old time specimen from the mid to end of the 19th century, Krantz stock.

Some research found the specimen to be a twin of another one in a german collection. According to that it is originally most probably from the A.A. Damour collection, which was purchased and distributed by Krantz. The locality is Hofsgrund, Schauinsland, Black Forest, Germany. Found in the second half of the 19th century. 
 

 

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

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