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Wulfenite from Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Wulfenite from Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite from Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 12163
Mineral:Wulfenite
Locality:Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Rectangular orange wulfenite crystals 2 mm thick to 6 mm on edge on matrix of minute white fibrous crystals (willemite?) that fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:5x5x4 cm
Crystals:3-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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