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Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

 
Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite from Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 80854
Mineral:Wulfenite var. Red Wulfenite
Locality:Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China
Description:Lustrous transparent vivid-red wulfenite crystals on brown matrix. The wulfenite crystals are square bladed form, with beveled edge faces. The red color of these wulfenite crystals is quite remarkable, especially under full-spectrum illumination. Ex. Miller #M2847; ex. Chris Wright (1946-2014) private collection; collected ca. 2006. See article Red Wulfenite From The Kuruktag Mountains in Mineralogical Record, Jan.-Feb. 2007
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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