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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: 
2.5 × 3.4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Interesting Wulfenite specimen from Ojuela in Mexico. These are two generations of Wulfenite, the first got overgrown with Mottramite, which gives this a “sandwich” look. Small Calcites are present. This piece is perfect 360° (beautiful from all angles) and undamaged. 

 

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
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