Pyromorphite, brown barrel crystals, Broken Hill, Australia
A very nice piece of barrel-shaped crystals of Pyromorphite from the famed Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia.
Pyromorphite</b> is Lead chlorophosphate, with a formula of Pb5(PO4)3Cl.
The name is from the Greek word pyr meaning “fire” and morphe, "form".
Measures 6.0 x 5.7 x 2.7 centimeters.
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