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Pyromorphite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Grünbleiberg Mine, Niedergelpe, Bergisches Land, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 3.2 cm
Description

A good and large pyromorphite specimen from the Grünbleiberg Mine with a very rich coverage of pyromorphite crystals up to 4 mm on matrix. The pyromorphite has a broad spectrum of colours, ranging from brown to almost black and from light green to dark green.

Ex. Erich Laskowski collection

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