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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 75568
Mineral:Vanadinite pseudomorph after Wulfenite
Locality:Rowley Mine, 20 km northwest of Theba, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona
Description:Thin lustrous translucent orange-brown vanadinite pseudomorph after a bladed wulfenite crystal. Thin wulfenite crystal formed first, then was overgrown with vanadinite, creating the thin wulfenite shape but composed of vanadinite. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:13x9x1 mm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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