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Wulfenite with Mimetite from (Organ Mountains?), (Dona Ana County?), New Mexico

 
Wulfenite with Mimetite from (Organ Mountains?), (Dona Ana County?), New Mexico

Wulfenite with Mimetite from (Organ Mountains?), (Dona Ana County?), New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 35612
Mineral:Wulfenite with Mimetite
Locality:(Organ Mountains?), (Dona Ana County?), New Mexico
Description:Densely crystallized yellow mimetite microcrystals over red-orange wulfenite crystals. No exact locality was provided in Manley's collection, but this could possibly be from the Organ Mountains, a classic locality of the time. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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