Pyromorphite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Item Description

Simply put, Les Farges is one of the premier localities in the world for Pyromorphite specimens. These are not only classics from France, but they are some of the most iconic examples of the species known. This piece is a good representative specimen from this classic locality featuring dark olive green hexagonal prisms with stark yellow colored terminations sitting atop oxidized Barite matrix. Most of the Pyromorphite crystals are undamaged, but there are a few contacts I can see with the naked eye. The largest crystal measures 8 mm long. A great piece for anybody who likes Pyromorphite, old classics from Europe or minerals of France. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#6782). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).