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Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Wulfenite on Calcite from Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 72346
Mineral:Wulfenite on Calcite
Locality:Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous translucent orange wulfenite crystals to 15 mm in a shallow cavity lined with transparent rhombohedral colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm. The wulfenite crystals are square blades with beveled corner faces and textured edge faces. Ex. Mort Metersky collection, collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-15.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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