Pyromorphite
Chief of Dome claim, Hull Mine group, Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Some green-rice-grain crystals of Pyromorphite from a seldom-seen location: the Chief of Dome Mine in Yuma Co., AZ. This area is, as far as I know, within the KOFA (King of Arizona, named for a Au-Ag mine) National Wildlife Refuge: one of the most beautiful and isolated places in Arizona. The rock is actually quite rich in Pyromorphite crystals, ...
© Ben Kirchner