Malachite w/ Pyromorphite & Cerussite (Gary Hansen Coll.)

Item Description

A showy and excellent combination specimen from the 1970s work at the well-known, but very small, Rum Jungle Prospect in Australia. The large, sculptural, very sturdy crust is richly covered with classic forest-green, velvety, malachite botryoids intermixed with very complimentary spherical clusters of lustrous, translucent, straw-yellow, pyromorphite barrels. Scattered cerussite crystals are a classic accent. The deep cleft in the crust on back is remarkable. A very fine, large combination specimen from this well-known locale and seldom available in this quality. The Dr. Gary Hansen label dates to prior to 1984 when he retired as a mineral dealer. He pulled this piece from his stock and kept it in his personal, well known pyromorphite collection, which I bought in 2004. Valued today at $1000-1250.