Wulfenite and Mimetite |
Wulfenite and Mimetite |
Specimen # | 100014 | |
Mineral: | Wulfenite and Mimetite | |
Location: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico | |
Size: | 7.6 x 5.8 x 3.4 cm | |
This small cabinet-sized specimen hosts a bed of greyish green mimetite and a sizeable very elongated spikey wulfenite. The largest crystal pair is 2.4 cm long – the long crystal is about 2.0 cm (bit hard to measure in the vuggy area of the piece(!)) and there is a second slender crystal rising up off of it at the one end to extend this focal area of interest. Nice lustre on the crystals, and these are such a cool crystal morphology for wulfenite (it is uncommon to find this morphology in this kind of size, beyond this locality). The smaller crystal near the top of the piece has a nicked tip and there are missing/broken crystals lower down on the piece, but to me the area of interest is what matters on this specimen. Great large crystal of wulfenite for the price.
This small cabinet-sized specimen hosts a bed of greyish green mimetite and a sizeable very elongated spikey wulfenite. The largest crystal pair is 2.4 cm long – the long crystal is about 2.0 cm (bit hard to measure in the vuggy area of the piece(!)) and there is a second slender crystal rising up off of it at the one end to extend this focal area of interest. Nice lustre on the crystals, and these are such a cool crystal morphology for wulfenite (it is uncommon to find this morphology in this kind of size, beyond this locality). The smaller crystal near the top of the piece has a nicked tip and there are missing/broken crystals lower down on the piece, but to me the area of interest is what matters on this specimen. Great large crystal of wulfenite for the price.
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