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Leadhillite is normally found in secondary deposits in arid areas. This, uncommon, lead, sulfate, carbonate, hydroxide, occurs here as lovely sky blue, translucent crystals to .7 cm in length. Essentially closed by WW2, this venerable old mine has, nevertheless, produced a plethora of fine secondary copper and lead minerals. Among the most desirable is a rich and aesthetic leadhillite such as this and Tiger pieces are considered among the more beautiful examples of the species! This is one of the better specimens I have seen for sale , for both crystal sharpness (often they are too lumpy) and the bright color.
ex. Eric Asselborn
A small piece but truly oustanding for the finely crystallized alamosite on matrix of finely crysatllized leadhillite, and for the richeness and near-record size of the melanotekite! The overall combination is a relative value in that you get three very rare minerals, in excellent crystals, altogether - and in a displayable specimen, no less!
4.5 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm. A beautiful, 1.2 cm, electric-blue cluster of linarite crystals surrounded by tiny, glassy leadhillite crystals aesthetically set on the sharp point of matrix from Arizona. In fact, the matrix is NEARLY SOLID, glassy leadhillite! The piece is hefty for its size - heavy lead. Ex. John Baum and George Elling Collections.
1.4 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm. Stepped leadhillite crystals with a classic but still very rare blue color, form what seems to be a cast after a now-missing cerussite crystal that would have lent a sharp and organized template for growth of the overlaying leadhillite which might not otherwise be there. From the front, it looks like a single primary leadhillite crystal of shocking size and quality...and indeed, it may be that, if not a cast after cerussite. Either way, its beautiful example of this rare species from one of the most desired locales for leadhillite. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection.
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm. A 7 mm sharp crystal of leadhillite with classic greenish color, perched in a protected vug in cerussite matrix. Although small, this is a SUPERB, incredibly sharp crystal for the locality. Beer Cellar leadhillites are one of those holy grails of a US collector. Ex. E.R. Chadbourn and George Feist Collections. Old material dating to the late 1800s and very early 1900s.
3.2 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm. Leadhillite is normally found in secondary deposits in arid areas. This uncommon lead, sulfate, carbonate, hydroxide occurs here as lovely sky blue, translucent crystals to .7 cm in length. Essentially closed by WW2, this venerable old mine has, nevertheless, produced a plethora of fine secondary copper and lead minerals. Among the most desirable is a rich and aesthetic leadhillite such as this and Tiger pieces are considered among the more beautiful examples of the species.
3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm. A small piece but truly outstanding for the finely crystallized alamosite on matrix of finely crystallized leadhillite, and for the richness and near-record size of the melanotekite! Ex. Eric Asselborn Collection.
This is a fine display-quality specimen of leadhillite, with excellent lustre and sharp crystals that wrap all around the top of the specimen, perched on matrix of massive leadhillite (and that is somewhat gemmy!). 5 x 5 x 4 cm
5.3 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm. Sharp, gemmy, razor-thin crystals of transparent leadhillite, grown inside a protective vug of heavy galena which seems to be partially altered to cerussite. This is a whole nodule or vug, with the inside pocket intact.
5.8 x 5.0 x 3.7 cm. A significant rarity, platy yellow leadhillite crystals on a matrix of sparkling white calcite, from this classic, old Italian locale.
8.1 x 6.7 x 3.2 cm. The whole mineralogical environment is here...from the primary galena on the left, to its secondary oxidation products: a pocket of pyromorphite and cerussite in the middle where phosphate must have been present; and stranger and more rare chemistry occurring in the next oxidation layer over to the right, with flat-laying leadhillite (and probably susannite as well) having formed from some of the minerals present in the galena ore on that side.
8.1 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm. This particular specimen is a very good sized Leadhillite crystal group from Tsumeb. It shows the classic grey-blue color, with above average luster, and typical layered form. The piece is associated with small botryoidal aggregates of a pink mineral (possibly Mn-Calcite).
6.2 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm. Caledonite is a rare copper, lead sulfate and this classic, old-time specimen hails from the Type Locality - Leadhills, Scotland. Gemmy, turquoise-blue caledonite microcrystals are richly scattered in the two prominent vugs in the quartz-rich matrix. Adjacent to the caledonite crystals in the smaller vug are water-clear, tabular, microcrystals of the rarity leadhillite, for which this also is the aptly named Type Locality. Old material from the Archibald MacMartin and Princeton University Collections. Furthermore, this has a legit Princeton label, seldom released even in the few rare trades they have done.
5.3 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm. The historic Susanna Mine of Scotland is the Type Locality for both lanarkite and leadhillite and this old-time specimen is a superb example of both species. A deep, 2.0 x 1.8 cm vug is filled with very large parallel-growth plates of colorless to yellow-tinted lanarkite crystals to 1.1 cm. Scattered on the lanarkite and on the walls of the vug are tiny, colorless leadhillite prisms to 2 mm. The matrix is very noteworthy, being a combination of multiple varieties of pyromorphite, from gemmy, dark green to lighter green, massive galena - and possibly other rarities such as anglesite. Lanarkite and leadhillite were both discovered in 1832 and this outstanding, rich, old-time piece certainly dates to that era as it’s been in a garage for 40 years now (during some recent recovery exploration here). Ex. Dennis Mullane Collection and accompanied by an old Burminco label from the 1950s or 1960s.
This is an excellent specimen of Leadhillite because the crystals are discrete and isolated, plus it has good color. The crystals are a beautiful robin’s-egg blue with a very good resinous luster. The numerous crystals also have a noted classic morphology for the mineral: curved hexagonal prisms. Overall, this is a terrific specimen in terms of significance and showiness for a leadhillite for this mine. 2.4 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
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