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Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

 
Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 73769
Mineral:Vanadinite pseudomorphs after Wulfenite
Locality:Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous translucent yellow-orange vanadinite pseudomorphs after bladed wulfenite crystals to 12 mm on brown matrix. Thin wulfenite crystals formed first, then were overgrown with vanadinite crystals, resulting in flat, platy epimorph formations. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:24x19x16 mm
Crystals:0.2-1.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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