布罗肯希尔
New South Wales, Australia
位于新南威尔斯的布罗肯希尔是世界最大的铅锌银矿体之一,也是经典的矿物产地。
Broken Hill, in New South Wales, is one of the world's largest lead-zinc-silver orebodies and a classic source of fine secondary minerals.
A giant lead-zinc-silver lode
Discovered in 1883, the Broken Hill orebody has been mined for well over a century. Weathering of its rich sulfide ore produced a brightly coloured oxidised zone that yielded outstanding collector specimens.
Signature minerals
Broken Hill is famous for pink rhodonite, green and brown pyromorphite, cerussite, smithsonite and native silver, among many others — a roll-call of classic Australian specimens.