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Wulfenite on Calcite from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

 
Wulfenite on Calcite from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite on Calcite from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite on Calcite from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite on Calcite from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 46809
Mineral:Wulfenite on Calcite
Locality:Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)
Description:Lustrous translucent orange wulfenite crystals to 7 mm across on white marble coated with translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 3 mm long. The wulfenite are square, tabular crystals with elongated-pyramid edge faces. Ex. Lechner collection #8114 (ca. 1900, Austria); ex. Schortmann's; ex. Al Sebela (1921-2000) collection
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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