Pyromorphite

Pyromorphite is a phosphate of lead with the composition Pb5(PO4)3Cl. This sample is about 8x10 cm and is from Les Farges mine, Ussel, Correze, France. This sample is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

This sample is about 6x10 cm and is from Bunker Hill mine, Kellog, Idaho. This sample is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. "This exceptional specimen was recovered from a famous lead mining district. Pyromorphite also displays shades of brown, red and yellow."

This sample is about 8x14 cm and is from Bunker Hill mine, Kellog, Idaho.

From Bunker Hill mine, Kellog, Idaho. About 14x18cm.

From Friedrichssegen mine, Oberlahnstein, Hesse, Germany. About 10x16cm.

From Broken Hill mine, New South Wales, Australia. About 8x13cm.

The pyromorphite sample above left is about 12x24 cm and is from Les Farges mine, Ussel, Correze, France.

This sample is about 5x8 cm and is from the same mine.

This pyromorphite sample is about 8x8 cm and is also from Les Farges mine, Ussel, Correze, France. This is a remarkable variety for the same mineral and the same location.

This sample is about 7x8 cm and is from Friedrichssegen mine, Oberlahnstein, Hesse, Germany.

In Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. About 11x9 cm.

Mindat: Pyromorphite

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