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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: 
4.1 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm
Description

The crystal is in the center is 15mm across. It is sharp terminated and highly lustrous, it shows a very strong, intense orange color and fantastic texture. The contrast to olive-green mottramite is really wonderful. The most amazimg indicator is the heart-formed matrix. A very aesthetic specimen from this famous locality, in ecellent condition damage-wise.

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