Pyromorphite (1800s) ex Helsinki Univ. & Feinglos

Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Cabinet, 10.2 x 7.7 x 5.1 cm
Start Time: 10/06/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/13/2011 6:45:36 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pyromorphite is very uncommon from the historic mines at Pribram, Czech Republic. Lustrous, jointed, green prisms to 7 mm are festooned on the matrix on this excellent, old-time, cabinet specimen. Pyromorphite of this richness and quality is certainly 100 years old or older. Comes with two old, 1800s labels, one from the Helsingfors (Swedish for Helsinki, Finland) University Collection. valued $400. Ex. Mark Feinglos Collection.

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