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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.1 × 4.6 cm
Description

A superb specimen from this famous locality. The main crystal is free-standing, sharp terminated, highly lustrous and shows a spectacular texture. Several smaller crystals in same high quality are scattered all around. The contrast to dark brown-red matrix is excellent. Very aesthetic assemble, 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