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Wulfenite from Ahumada Mine, Sierra Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Wulfenite from Ahumada Mine, Sierra Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite from Ahumada Mine, Sierra Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 11134
Mineral:Wulfenite
Locality:Ahumada Mine, Sierra Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous orange wulfenite crystals on white quartz matrix with a coating of greenish-yellow mimetite microcrystals. The wulfenite crystals are blocky, thick shape with a transparent center zone - an early generation of wulfenite. Ex. Heard collection (N.C.)
Overall Size:7x6x4 cm
Crystals:2-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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