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Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

 
Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

Wulfenite with Quartz from Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 59632
Mineral:Wulfenite with Quartz
Locality:Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality for Wulfenite)
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow-orange blocky wulfenite crystals lining cavities running throughout the cluster with a few translucent colorless quartz crystals to 2 mm. With old label listing the donor as William S. Vaux, the best collector of his time. Ex. Westtown School (founded 1779 in West Chester, Pa.) Collection no. 8079, donated by William Sansom Vaux (1811-1882).
Overall Size:8.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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