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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

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Description
Locality: 
Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Rare sample of Wulfenite in an exceptional dimesion. The crystal is sharp terminated and partly glossy. The color is intense yellow to orange. Wulfenite from the locality is generally very rare and an outstanding rarity in this size. The bottom is healed, the reverse in also complete - the piece is developed as floater.

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