Wulfenite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
THIS SPECIMEN is like a JEWEL! It glows with color! Drusy, orange, “rice grains” of mimetite underlie three, clear, glassy, yellow-orange wulfenite crystals. The largest crystal reaches 1.1 cm across, which is of really considerable size for the mine! Usually you get clusters of these delicate crystals, intergrown together. A matrix specimen ...
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