Pyromorphite (Smale Coll.)

Item Description

An exquisite multi-sided pyromorphite miniature from the early 2000s finds at the famed Daoping Mine. Juicy, beautiful apple-green hexagonal prisms, to 1.0 cm, are richly and very aesthetically clustered on both sides of the thin cavernous matrix. The crystal cluster forms are dramatically different, side to side, adding real allure to this cutie. The cavernous side highlights the dramatic 2.0 cn stacked "pagoda" of pyromorphites and the hoppered terminations on both sides add more pizzazz. Obtained in a large trade with Steve Smale over 10 years ago. Steve has assembled one of the world's finest private collections and is also a world renowned mathematician. He collects only exceptional quality specimens. Read more about Steve at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/. Apple-green hue pyromorphites from here are among the most desirable of the many color and form varietals from this world-class pyromorphite mine. An outstanding miniature example.