Plumbogummite on Quartz

Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Prefect., Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
Cabinet, 12.8 x 8.8 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 10/18/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Strikingly sculptural large plumbogummite on quartz on this rich, showy and colorful example from this Chinese locale, noted for outstanding pyromorphite and now also plumbogummite pseudomorphing pyromorphite crystals. Pretty cornflower-blue, juicy, translucent, bubbly plumbogummite botyroids look like a mounded three-sided blue coral colony on this impressive piece. There are very few hints of underlying yellow pyromorphite on this piece. The noted scattered bit of bruising and basal periphery wear are certainly acceptable in the context of this very rich and showy large 270-degree specimen from the 2014-15 finds.

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