Detailed information
Species
Pyromorphite, Baryte
Dimensions
48 x 60 x 27
mm
Weight
86 g
Locality
Les Farges Mine Ussel, Corrèze Limousin, France
Condition
No recorded repairs
A fine large miniature specimen displaying one of, if not the, classic form of Pyromorphite from Les Farges mine near Ussel, Limousin, France. The Pyromorphite crystals might only be small (up to 5 mm in length), but they display beautiful zonation, from fudge-coloured centres, to yellow tips. They are draped sculpturally upon the typical Baryte matrix. One of the previous collection labels accompanying the specimen records that it was acquired in 1977 from the Ecoles des Mines in Paris. A nice, showy, small Pyromorphite specimen from one of the all time classic occurrences.