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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Whim Creek Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A fantastically specimen of this classic, but hard-to-obtain material! The attractive, 3-dimensional and contrasting gossan matrix is peppered with isolated, gemmy orange wulfenite crystals. The little wulfenites look like diamonds!Ex Wendland collection, Germany - obtained 1990

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria