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Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

 
Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 43562
Mineral:Wulfenite, Mimetite, Willemite
Locality:San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Thin transparent yellow wulfenite crystals up to 12 mm across with rosettes to 3 mm across of translucent orange mimetite crystals on matrix of gray calcite with minor willemite (which fluoresces green under UV illumination).
Overall Size:7x7x4 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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