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Tobi
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What are your favourite localities for PYROMORPHITE? My favourites are:
- Bad Ems District, Lahn valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany (type locality!)
- Dörnberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |  |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Dörnberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerland District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 12 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 16-18 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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crocoite
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
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Location: Ballarat, Victoria
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 06:22 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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Broken Hill, New South Wales!
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 07:25 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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Bunker Hill, Idaho - maybe the best in the world??
bob
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA | |
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 07:44 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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The San Andres mine produced some great specimens, but may not be that widely known
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 10cm x 10cm x 6cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 08:22 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| James wrote: | Pyromorphite
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Comarca Valle del Guadiato, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain |
Very beautiful pyromorphite, James!
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Les Presmyk
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Location: Gilbert, AZ
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 09:23 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| Les Farges, France and the Redgill mine in the U.K.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 09:42 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| Les Presmyk wrote: | | Les Farges, France... |
Farges? you said Farges? ;-)
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.4 × 3.9 × 1.8 cm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 11:19 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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That last picture of the pyromorphite from Les Farges is stunning, both in the quality of the specimen and the photograph.
Don
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 13:06 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Very beautiful pyromorphite, James! |
Thanks Tobi
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 14:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| I would have said Les Farges too, but not in my collection sadly (I can't afford the really good ones).
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Les Presmyk
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2016 15:41 Post subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphite localities? |
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One from Paula's thumbnail collection
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 3cm tall |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 02:28 Post subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
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Superb samples, Jordi and Les! :-)
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Additional information:
I changed the name of the topic from "Favourite Pyromorphite localities" to "Favourite Pyromorphites". So everyone can feel free not only to discuss his/her favourite localities but also which colours and forms of that mineral he/she likes the most, e.g. elongated or thick crystals, dark or bright green or yellow or brown or orange, lustrous or not etc. ...
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2016 09:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
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There are some more localities in Germany that should not be forgotten:
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Schauinsland mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 6,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Schauinsland mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 3,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Beim Stollen Mine, Tanzfleck, Freihung, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate/Oberpfalz, Bavaria/Bayern, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 5,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Beim Stollen Mine, Tanzfleck, Freihung, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate/Oberpfalz, Bavaria/Bayern, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 3 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2018 13:11 Post subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
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Bad Ems - definitely a favourite locality:
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Mercur Mine Group (Mercur Mine), Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:47 Post subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | | Les Presmyk wrote: | | Les Farges, France... |
Farges? you said Farges? ;-) |
Farges?! Did we talk about Farges?! ;-)
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Les Farges Mine (Des Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 5 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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