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M603 Wulfenite & Mimetite

M603 Wulfenite & Mimetite

$45.00

Here is a very nice quality combination specimen of Wulfenite and Mimetite from Durango, Mexico.  This exceptional piece has some very small Yellow Wulfenite crystals of different sizes and shapes poking out in all directions from the pretty green Mimetite and rust colored matrix.  No matter from what angle you look at it, it’s just plain gorgeous.  This beautiful, rarer combination mineral measures nearly 3 5/8″ x almost 3 1/8″ x nearly 2 1/8″ and has a natural, unpolished appearance with sparkly iridescence.   Very, very cool!

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Description

Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral named for an Austrian mineralogist. It is most often found as stubby, pryamidal or tabular crystals in a bright orange-red to yellow-orange color. It is found in many locations, associated with lead ores as a secondary mineral and often found with Cerussite, Smithsonite, Hemimorphite, Vanadinite, Mimetite and other minerals. Among the more notable locations for finding Wulfenite are Pennsylvania, Arizona and Mexico.  

Mimetite is an Arsenic mineral often associated with Lead, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite, Calcite and Arsenopyrite.  It resembles Pyromorphite as it falls in the same series of minerals as Pyromorphite and Vanadinite.  Mimetite is known as a collector’s specimen often creating botryoidal crusts on the the surface of the specimen.  It is not used as a gemstone due to its softness.

Additional information

Weight0.75 lbs
Dimensions3.625 × 3.125 × 2.125 in

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