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Pyromorphite

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Pyromorphite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng County, Guilin, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.3 × 4.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
176.00gr
Description

Rich small cabinet specimen hosting several dozens of apple green, well-formed pyromorphite crystals averaging 0.5 cm in size. The crystals have medium lustre and quite clean of damage, with the classic barrel shape. In the inner portion of the gossan matrix, tens of asterisks of yellow, often semitransparent pyromorphite hexagonal prisms.

I have had this specimen in my collection for over 15 years, as I acquired it from an Italian collector when I was a geology undergrad. This guy is in great conditions and it literally comes from my drawer to yours.

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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