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Tobi
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 Posted: Aug 24, 2016 04:02 Post subject: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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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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| 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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bob kerr
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 13:45 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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| crocoite wrote: | 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 |
pretty sure that the black is due to included manganese oxides. other localities show dark brown or near black wulfenites (San Francisco, Tiger, 79 Mine) but the Glove had the best for lustrous sheer black (although i don't think the crystals ever got more than about 1cm.
here's a nice one i collected in 1985 with Dave Shannon.
bob
| 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: | 8.5 cm wide |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 14:30 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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| bob kerr wrote: | | crocoite wrote: | | Anyone know if the cause of the black colour has been worked out? |
pretty sure that the black is due to included manganese oxides. |
Don't know for sure, but I never heard anything else other than manganese or manganese oxides as a reason for the colour ...
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Les Presmyk
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 14:39 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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| I agree with Bob. There are a lot of manganese oxides in the Glove mine. There is even coronadoite coating and replacing the wulfenite.
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bob kerr
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 15:17 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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Les - ooooo-la-la - that Red Cloud is a real gem - as is the calcite from Magma you posted on the other thread.
And - one more of my favorite AZ wulf localities - the Finch Mine (aka the Barking Spider - although for "some reason" this is not a formal locality on the list!!). These are covered with a quartz druze and sometimes hemimorphite. Seems like very few of these got out of AZ.
My generic answer to Tobi's original post: my favorite Wulf locality? - ARIZONA!!!
bob
| Mineral: | Quartz over Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Finch Mine, Reagan claims, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.2 cm high |
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| Quartz Druze over Wulfenite |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2016 17:10 Post subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites? |
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| bob kerr wrote: | | and - one more of my favorite AZ wulf localities - the Finch Mine (aka the Barking Spider - although for "some reason" this is not a formal locality on the list!!). these are covered with quartz druz and sometimes hemimorphite. seems like very few of these got out of AZ. |
Well, a few came out of Arizona ;-) Not among my favourites, but they look interesting somehow ...
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Finch Mine, Reagan claims, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Finch Mine, Reagan claims, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen sizes 4-7 cm |
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| Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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