Wulfenite

Wulfenite twin on platy crystals of barite and colourless twinned strontianite
Origin: Mibladen, Marocco
Picture height: wulfenite about 2 mm
Sample owner: W.R. Moorer
 
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Pieter Stemvers, Leusden, Netherlands

email: stemvers@hetnet.nl

 

  
Origin: Mina Erupcion, Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Mina Erupcion, Sierra de los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm, dipyrmaid crystals to 6 mm
 
  
Origin: Santa Ana mine, Tocopilla, Chile
Sample size: .5 x 3 x 2.5 cm, with bright red crystals to 1 mm
 
     
 
  
 
  
Origin: Gonzalito mine, Rio Negro Province, Argentina
Sample size: top 5 x 3 x 1 cm, dipyramidal crystals 1 to 2 mm, middle 3 x 3 x 2 cm, crystals to 2 mm, bottom 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Origin: Red Cloud mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm (2nd row), 6 x 2 x 2.5 cm (3rd row), 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Wulfenite on calcite and quartz
  
 
  
Wulfenite with fluorite and calcite
Origin: Red Gem Pocket, Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona
Sample size: 3.75 x 3 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 3.75 x 3.75 x 2 cm (3rd/4th row), 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

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