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Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

 
Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth from Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 60448
Mineral:Wulfenite and Descloizite with druzy Quartz overgrowth
Locality:Finch Mine (Barking Spider Mine), north of Hayden, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Bladed orange wulfenite crystals to 12 mm with hemispherical rosettes of brown descloizite crystals to 0.2 mm overgrown with transparent quartz microcrystals. See: The Finch Mine and Vicinity, Gila County, Arizona in Mineralogical Record v.26, #5.
Overall Size:4x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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