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Tobi
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What are your favourite localities for WULFENITE? My favourites are:
- Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
- Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
- Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
- San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Mun. de Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Erupción Mine (Ahumada Mine), Los Lamentos Mountain Range, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico |  |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, Silver District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Stefanie Mine, Bleiberg mining area, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 4,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite, Mimetite |
| Locality: | | San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Municipio Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico | |
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crocoite
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 06:26 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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Rowley Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona...
Whim Creek, Western Australia...
Melissa Mine, Silver District, La Paz Co., Arizona...
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 06:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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I agree with Steve - the Rowley Mine has to be towards the top of any list - gemmy, lustrous windows with mimetite association. This photo shows a Rowley window with a mimetite spray growing thru the window - excellent!
I would also include the Old Yuma Mine in the list.
bob
| Mineral: | Wulfenite and Mimetite with Willemite, Quartz on Barite |
| Locality: | | Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 cm |
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| Note the mimetite growing thru the wulfenite window. self collected in 1992. |
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crocoite
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 07:09 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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I acquired a few small Rowley Mine specimens at Tucson in 2014. Here is one of them...
Photo width 22mm.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite, Mimetite |
| Locality: | | Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 08:10 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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You're right, guys, the Rowley Mine is a great place for wulfenite, I should actually add it to my favourites.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 3 cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 19:42 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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Lets not forget about Tiger, Arizona. Per Les Presmyk this was from the original mining at this location and would have been collected in the 1880's.
| Mineral: | Wulfentite |
| Locality: | | Shultz Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0cm x 5.0 |
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Matt_Zukowski
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 19:56 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.2 x 6.2 x 5.9 cm |
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| These wulfenites are almost transparent. |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Erupción Mine (Ahumada Mine), Los Lamentos Mountain Range, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 12.3 x 8.6 x 2.5 cm |
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| These have exceptional translucency for the locality. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2016 23:37 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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| What about Tsumeb? Or the famous Moroccan localities? Don't forget the Chinese wulfies ... There are so many places!
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2016 01:02 Post subject: Re: Favourite wulfenite localities? |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | | ... There are so many places! |
That's why I started this topic and asked everyone for his/her favourites ;-)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2016 09:57 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenite localities? |
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Since Volkmar mentioned the Moroccan locality, I will include a photo of a wulfenite from that location. Also, don't forget the Glove Mine in Arizona, and Chah Milleh Mine in Iran.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Les Dalles Mine (Lidal Mine), Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Glove Mine, Glove Mine group, Devil's Cash Box Ridge, Cottonwood Canyon, Amado, Tyndall District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.3 cm |
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Les Presmyk
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenite localities? |
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How about one from the Red Cloud? The association with quartz is uncommon. There were only a half dozen specimens from the pocket. All of the others were thumbnails.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, Silver District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.2cm tall |
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Les Presmyk
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:36 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenite localities? |
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| I have to apologize for the color. For some reason it did not translate through to this site. It is a very good Red Cloud red.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 02:33 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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| Les Presmyk wrote: | | How about one from the Red Cloud? |
| Tobi wrote: | So what are your favourite localities for WULFENITE? My favourites are:
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- Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
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:-) By the way, a wonderful specimen, simply perfect!
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Additional information:
I changed the name of the topic from "Favourite Wulfenite localities" to "Favourite Wulfenites". So everyone can feel free not only to discuss his/her favourite localities but also which colours and forms of that mineral he/she likes the most, e.g. thick or fragile crystals, elongated or tabular, red or orange or yellow, lustrous or not etc. ...
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crocoite
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 07:41 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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I just remembered I have a specimen of the black wulfenite from the Glove Mine. Not sure exactly where it is at the moment (in a box somewhere).
Anyone know if the cause of the black colour has been worked out?
[Edit] - Found this thread - https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=436
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 09:02 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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I agree with a few others that the Rowley Mine has to rank close to the top for wulfenite localities.
Also, no one mentioned Mezica, Slovenia.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.1 x 4.2 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Helena Mine, Crna (Schwarzenbach), Mežica Municipality, Carinthia Region, Slovenia | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.1 cm |
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