Pyromorphite (1996 find) John Marshall Coll.

Dornberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 6.0 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 10/17/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/24/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Juicy apple-green pyromorphite barrels fill a 5.0 cm narrow vug on the limonite matrix plate. The prisms reach 6 mm on this sculptural specimen from this ancient lead and zinc mine. A major pyromorphite discovery was made here in 1996. Colorful, showy and highly representative pyromorphite from the A. Eckelkamp and John Marshall Collections. John was a noted pyromorphite specialist, who passed away in 2008.

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