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Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 77424
Mineral:Wulfenite (pseudo-scalenohedral crystals) with Vanadinite var. Endlichite
Locality:Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous pseudo-scalenohedral translucent orange-brown wulfenite crystals to 5 mm with partial overgrowth of brown As-rich vanadinite microcrystals. The rare wulfenite crystal form is due to dominant, second order dipyramidal n(101) faces. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:27x26x18 mm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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