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Wulfenite On Dolomite

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Wulfenite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Touissit, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 5.4 × 4.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
74.00gr
Description

Aggregate of thin yellow crystals of wulfenite from Touissit, tabular on {001}, of intense resinous lustre. Crystals reach 8 mm in size and are implanted on a dolomite matrix. Some crystals of the borders are contacted or damaged as shown in the pictures but it remains a representative specimen for the locality.

Ex J Muizebelt.

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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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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