Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)

Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)This specimen was collected in August of 2009 in Bolivia. On a worldwide scale, these are not the finest Pyromorphite specimens, but for Bolivia, they are wonderful unique and interesting specimens. For any of you Pyromorphite collectors out there, this is something that is very rarely offered on the open market. Several good quality, sharp, lustrous, prismatic, bright yellow green hexagonal crystals of Pyromorphite sit atop Sandstone matrix.

This piece was collected in 1977 out of a very small pocket that only produced a limited amount of good Apatite specimens

It's incredibly rare to find a doubly terminated Brookite crystal on matrix like this

This is more than just a “black” rock just based upon its visceral beauty

There are only a few localities in the world that produce Augelites of any circumstance

From the collection of Willard Wulff (specimen #371)

but it's still a very nice example of crystallized Feldspar from Colorado

lustrous crystals of pale golden color Baryte “blades” associated with small white Dolomite rhombs on blue-grey Chalcedony matrix

in late 1977

colorful minerals

Please note: There is a spot in the corner of the specimen that looks like it might have a leaf preserved inside

Specimen # BOL711B165

This specimen has fine