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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Jianshan Mine, Ruoqiang County, Xingjiang Autonomous Region, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 5 × 4.4 cm
Description

Large sharp terminated red-orange Wulfenite crystals in great contrast with dark matrix from this more unncommon locallity for Wulfenite. This material is more rare and hard to obtain and this particular specimen is a really colourful and well formed sample.

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