Pyromorphite from Wheal Exmouth, Devon

Pyromorphite from Wheal Exmouth, Christow, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK

Specimen pieces of Pyromorphite from Wheal Exmouth, an uncommon Devon locale.

It was worked out by 1875, but large dumps remained on the site.

Pyromorphite is a bright green lead chlorophosphate mineral sometimes mined as an ore of lead.

Toxic mineral: contains lead.