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Mottramite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona

 
Mottramite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona

Mottramite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona

Mottramite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 37653
Mineral:Mottramite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite
Locality:Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona
Description:Small finger-like mottramite pseudomorphs after wulfenite crystals up to 5 mm tall covered on the surfaces with minute dark brown mottramite crystals up to .3 mm. Where the pseudos have broken they reveal an orange-brown interior (wulfenite?). Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969), ex. John Albanese, Jr.
Overall Size:10x5x3 cm
Crystals:.1-.3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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