Pyromorphite (old classic) Kay Robertson Coll.

Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Toenail, 2.9 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 10/18/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/25/2018 6:38:19 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Classic, highly desirable, juicy tapered oil-green pyromorphite spindles, to 8 mm, are festooned on all three sides of the vuggy thumbnail gossan matrix on this exceptional old-timer from this historic Pb-Zn mining area. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 7883 and acquired from John Albanese or John MacDonald (with labels) in the mid-1970s. Comes with an old Martin Ehrmann label dating from 1938-1950. John was the premier American dealer of high quality specimens in the 1950s and 60s until his death in 1972. Read his biography at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?page=1&colid=575. An exceptional and rare style Leadhills pyromorphite with rare green color.

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