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Mimetite and Wulfenite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

 
Mimetite and Wulfenite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Mimetite and Wulfenite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

Mimetite and Wulfenite from San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65710
Mineral:Mimetite and Wulfenite
Locality:San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, north of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Thin transparent yellow wulfenite crystals to 5 mm with lustrous transparent yellow hexagonal mimetite microcrystals on gray matrix. There are many intersecting wulfenite crystals, most with incomplete edges. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1545a
Overall Size:3.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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