Pyromorphite & Malachite w/ Chrysocolla (Joe Lobell Coll.)

Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
Small Cabinet, 7.3 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 06/04/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/14/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A showy and rich two-sided combination plate from the late 1970s finds at Rum Jungle. Classic, textbook, hexagonal, lustrous, translucent, yellowish-green, pyromorphite barrels, to about 3 mm, are associated with nubby spherical aggregates of either dark green malachite or pseudomalachite. Scattered patches of turquoise-blue chrysocolla are a colorful accessory. Classic and excellent combination material from the Joe Lobell Collection.

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