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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

The specimen is from 13.Lauf, Stefanie Mine. The thin tabular crystals show strong orange color. Usually the whole matrix is covered with wulfenite, specimen with good contrast to matrix are the exception. Also most specimen from the locality show significant damages - not so here, the specimen is in excellent condition damage-wise. Bleiberg is type-locality of wulfenite, but closed in the 60ties. So the quantity is very limited and this material is high ranked and high valued, for specimen like this prices are a few hundred euros - we continue with 10 start bid.

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