DESCRIPTION: | No. 75501
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Mineral: | Wulfenite on Wulfenite with Calcite
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Locality: | Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mountains, 300 km southeast of Ürümqi, Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Region, China |
Description: | Two generations of lustrous translucent orange-to-brown bladed wulfenite crystals on white calcite with concave underside. The wulfenite crystals are square bladed form with truncated corners. The brown wulfenite grew over the orange wulfenite in areas. Collected ca. 2006. See article Red Wulfenite From The Kuruktag Mountains in Mineralogical Record, Jan.-Feb. 2007 |
Overall Size: | 12x10x5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |