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Wickenburgite from Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)

 
Wickenburgite from Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)

Wickenburgite from Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wickenburgite from Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Wickenburgite from Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 78041
Mineral:Wickenburgite
Locality:Potter-Cramer Mine, near Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona (Type Locality for Wickenburgite)
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless wickenburgite crystals in a shallow cavity on gray-brown matrix mounted in a black plastic micromount box for protection and easy handling. The wickenburgite fluoresces red under LW-SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1975. Ex. Joe Arons (1907-2002)
Overall Size:9x9x4 mm
Crystals:0.2-0.8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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