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Wulfenite & Quartz

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Wulfenite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Finch Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Fine wulfenite specimen from the Finch mine (also known as "the barking spider mine"). The orange tabular wulfenites are covered with a thin layer of druzy quartz, which is very typical for this locality. Wulfenites from this locality are very often damaged. However, this specimen is nearly 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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Tectonica

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