Wendel-Minerals | Item: 1998 - Galena -Wheal Hope | Hendra Croft | Perranzabuloe | Cornwall

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Galena pseudo. after Pyromorphite

Wheal Hope | Hendra Croft | Perranzabuloe | Cornwall | England

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Article ID

1998

Size

5.3 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm

Size Description

Miniature

Status

SOLD

Description

This stunning and unusual specimen features the rare Cornwall Galena pseudomorphs after Pyromorphite, perched atop of glistening Galena matrix, showing brilliant cubic cleavage faces. I have seen only a handful of these over the years, perhaps under ten specimens in total, and none had crystals of this specific AESTHETICS on Galena matrix that I can recall. For a gray mineral, the crystals are very elegant and aesthetic, spreading nicely in fans atop the matrix. The single crystals here are superbly formed and almost excellent terminated- and there are dozens of sharp crystals to 1.3 cm, many with a nice hopper growth. A true rarity and TREASURE, from the heyday of mining here in the late 1800s