DESCRIPTION: | No. 75475
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Mineral: | Wulfenite
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Locality: | Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China |
Description: | Very large plate of lustrous bladed translucent orange wulfenite crystals to 14 mm with white calcite between the wulfenite crystals. The wulfenite crystals are square bladed form with truncated corners. Very rich, with densely packed wulfenite crystals. Collected ca. 2006. See article Red Wulfenite From The Kuruktag Mountains in Mineralogical Record, Jan.-Feb. 2007 |
Overall Size: | 16x11x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 4-14 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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