Plumbogummite (fine color and quality)

Item Description

Plumbogummite is a fairly rare secondary lead aluminum phosphate mineral, known since the early 1800s. It was typically found as an associated species on most specimens, and truly was not considered a collectible display species for a long time. Fast forward to the 2010s, when we started to see superb pieces from the Yangshuo Mine hit the market, which completely redefined Plumbogummite as a species. These soon-to-be classic specimens do not get enough credit for their excellent color and quality. The top pieces from this mine are arguably the best examples of the species ever found. This cabinet specimen is a wonderful piece of this superb quality material featuring a coverage of translucent spherical / botryoidal Plumbogummite "balls" and covering the entire display side of the underlying Quartz matrix. The largest Plumbogummite measures 5 mm. The color is a vivid blue throughout. If you look around the edges, you can see some strong yellow Pyromorphite underneath the Plumbogummite. There are a few contacted areas, so the piece is not pristine, but it's certainly richly colored, and eye-catching, and pieces like this are becoming very hard to find on the market now, as nothing has come out of this locality for a few years.