Mineral: Wulfenite
Locality: Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Dimensions: 26 x 10 x 15 cm / main crystal: 2.2 cm

Description: Mass: 3850 g MIM number:1910 Very bright orange wulfenite tablets interspersed with tufts of prismatic hexagonal red crystals of mimetite (up to 4 mm) creating an astonishing contrast with the wulfenite. It is one of the largest and most complete samples of this mine which is difficult to access and where wulfenite grows in very narrow veins. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott

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