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Wulfenite & Calcite

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RBR206681

Wulfenite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Ahmad Abad Mine, Yazd Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Wulfenite from Iran is generally rare, this one is out of a small discovery last summer. The crystals show intense orange color and a white calcite layer, which consist of micro-crystals. The wulfenite shows a great clearity and represents the best quality. Very fine choice specimen!

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White