Detailed information
Species
Pyromorphite
Dimensions
48 x 41 x 24
mm
Locality
Les Farges Mine Ussel, Corrèze Limousin, France
Condition
No recorded repairs
A plate of creamy-white Baryte, roughly 3.5 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm has one side and edge overgrown with Pyromorphite of varying colours from Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Corr'ze in France. All the crystals covering the face are typically 5 to 7 mm long, but those along the edge of the Baryte have developed to just over 1 cm. The smaller crystals are either a deep chocolate-brown or dark olive-green, but all with bright lime green terminations over the top 2 mm or so. The larger crystals are mainly rich grass-green. All crystals (smaller or larger) have feathered-acicular terminations, with some partially hoppered on the pinacoid. Yet another fine variation in habit and colour of Pyromorphite from Les Farges.