Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite!
A selection of specimens from a recent find of plumbogummite after pyromorphite, encompassing pretty much all the habits from the occurrence. In my opinion, this is one of the major finds of the last year, and certainly the most exciting new thing to come from China for some time. Both pyromorphite and plumbogummite have been known from this location for years, but this is the first time that such clear pseudomorphs have been found and preserved.
I first saw a few of these at Denver 2014, but they were relegated to back of the room deals (where all the biggest rip-offs seem to take place). By Tucson 2015, the hopper crystals had made it to the display cases of two dealers (though still largely in the $4000-$15000 range), and a third Chinese dealer was offering the smaller, non hoppered, crystals more affordably.
As mentioned above, the specimens here span the range of habits-- from completely pseudomorphed hoppered crystals, to small hexagonal prisms that grade from one species to the other along their length. Still others with just a couple to few mm of surface alteration-- these tend to have a more greenish color. I've also posted a couple regular plumbogummites from another part of the pocket, and a nice pyro thumbnail, for contrast.
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PGM01 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
10.8x 6.1x 4.8 cm
$4000
PGM02 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.0x 6.0x 3.6 cm
$4800
PGM03 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
7.1x 5.1x 4.6 cm
PGM04 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
7.5x 6.5x 5.3 cm
$1350
PGM05 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.5x 7.1x 4.4 cm
$1000
PGM06 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.2x 4.1x 3.6 cm
$860
PGM07 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.6x 2.2x 1.6 cm
$1200
PGM08 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.8x 1.6x 2.1 cm
$750
PGM09 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.7x 4.2x 2.6 cm
$1250
PGM10 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.1x 2.8x 1.9 cm
PGM11 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.5x 3.6x 4.9 cm
$350
PGM12 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
5.8x 4.1x 4.8 cm
$365
PGM13 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.1x 5.0x 4.5 cm
$235
PGM14 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
5.3x 4.0x 3.1 cm
$165
PGM15 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
3.5x 2.5x 1.4 cm
PGM16 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.2x 6.0x 3.0 cm
$285
PGM17 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
8.4x 5.9x 3.5 cm
$350
PGM18 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
5.0x 3.4x 1.9 cm
$195
PGM19 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
3.8x 3.1x 2.3 cm
$175
PGM21 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
7.0x 3.8x 2.2 cm
$145
PGM22 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.9x 2.5x 1.7 cm
PGM23 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.7x 2.4x 2.4 cm
PGM24 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
6.2x 4.3x 3.0 cm
$160
PGM25 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.6x 3.0x 2.5 cm
$145
PGM26 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.4x 2.7x 2.4 cm
$130
PGM27 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
3.6x 2.3x 1.9
$90
PGM28 Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.6x 2.6x 1.9 cm
PGM29 Plumbogummite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
7.8x 5.6x 3.4
$180
PGM30 Plumbogummite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
4.8x 4.3x 2.7 cm
$140
PGM31 Pyromorphite
Daoping-Yangshuo Orebody, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China
2.9x 1.4x 1.2 cm
$165