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Wulfenite & Calcite & Plattnerite

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Wulfenite & Calcite & Plattnerite

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Description
Locality: 
Ahmad Abad Mine, Yazd Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 6.5 × 5 cm
Description

I would like to show you some wulfenite from a small find in 2014. The mine this stuff has been found is collapsed now, so there's only very limited specimens on the market. I obtained this material directly from the person who found it. This specimen is from a different kind which was rarely found there. It shows some thin, lighter colored crystals up to 2,4 cm lenght. The crystals are in a kind of vug and also have some calcite on top. The black mineral you can see on some crystals is plattnerite. The specimen is very aesthetic and 99%  undamaged. Great quality, especially for it's size.

This specimen is published in „Mineralienwelt“ magazine, issue 05, 2015.

To read an article about this new find, please contact me for the link!

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

Plattnerite

Formula: 
PbO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

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Austria
5
Europe
14
North America
16
Rest of world
19