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Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

 
Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 75546
Mineral:Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite
Locality:Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous translucent orange-brown vanadinite pseudomorphs after bladed wulfenite crystals to 9 mm on gray matrix mounted in a Perky box for protection. Thin wulfenite crystals formed first, then were overgrown with vanadinite in flat, platy epimorphs. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:27x22x15 mm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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