IJP87 Pyromorphite

Midnight Mine, Mullan Co., Idaho, United States

9.7x 5.4x 3.6 cm

$600

A spectacular pyromorphite from a locality near the Bunker Hill mine, though which produced no where near as much material.  This cabinet specimen is richly covered with large compound crystals, in the light color that the mine is known for. It comes from a 40-50 year old collection, meaning that this is one of about 100 or so pieces dispersed by Jack Crowly in the late 1960's.  There we no other finds of this material at the time, so this is almost certainly from that find.  I have only seen one other for sale, an inferior piece that sold for $750.  Although Collector's Edge recently brought a number of newer specimens to market, they do not compare in quality to these older pieces, which surpass them in terms crystal size and overall aesthetics.