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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.7 × 3.5 cm
Description

The main crystal is 17mm across, it shows the most intense orange color, the faces have a really amazing texture and all is highly lustrous. The matrix shows the typical red-brown color. The contrast of orange and red-brown with olive-green mottramite is really amazing! The assemble is excellent and very aesthetic. The main crystal is completely exposed! No significant damages to report.

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