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Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

 
Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite from Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 82786
Mineral:Wulfenite (pseudo-octahedral) and Calcite
Locality:Old Yuma Mine, west of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous translucent red-orange pseudo-octahedral wulfenite crystals to 1.5 mm on colorless transparent-to-translucent calcite. The wulfenite crystals pseudo-octahedral habit is uncommon. An unidentified colorless crystal fluoresces white under LW UV. Ex. Miller collection T1186; collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:20x17x16 mm
Crystals:0.5-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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