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Wulfenite specimens for sale
334 for sale · $60–$12,500 USD
1,758 in the gallery
Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, typically forming square, tabular crystals with a lustrous, adamantine to resinous surface. Colors range from bright orange and yellow to reddish hues, and crystals often occur in thin, plate-like habits that reflect light strongly. Associated specimens from classic mining districts highlight its glassy, translucent to opaque appearance and sharp, well-formed faces that make it highly collectible.
- Formula
- Pb(MoO4)
- Rarity
- Common
- Stability
- Stable
- Collector interest
- Very High Interest
- Classification notes
- Molybdate; scheelite group
Key characteristics
- Crystal system
- tetragonal
- Mohs hardness
- 2.5–3
- Specific gravity
- 6.5–7.1
- Luster
- adamantine, resinous, vitreous
- Transparency
- transparent, translucent, opaque
- Color
- colorless, white, gray, brown, red, orange, yellow, green
- Streak
- white
- Cleavage
- distinct
- Fracture
- subconchoidal, uneven
- Crystal habit
- tabular, pyramidal, prismatic, bladed, granular, massive, druzy
- Gem mineral
- Classic / historic
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Top localities
- Ojuela Mine205 specimens
- Red Cloud Mine181 specimens
- Erupción Mine128 specimens
- San Francisco Mine51 specimens
- Rowley Mine48 specimens
- La Morita Mine37 specimens
- Los Lamentos Mts37 specimens
- Touissit33 specimens
- Ahumada Mine32 specimens
- Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine28 specimens
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Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia offers a spectrum of colors from honey-yellow to blue, with varied habits and rich paragenesis that attract advanced collectors.Read guide
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Wulfenite from Touissit, Oriental Region, Morocco
Touissit wulfenite has a look of its own: warm yellow to butterscotch-orange tabular crystals, commonly with sharp beveled edges, spread over dark gossan, pale dolomite, or mixed oxidized lead-zinc matrix. The best pieces have a distinctly…Read guide
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Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Arizona, USA
Wulfenite from Rowley Mine, Arizona: orange-to-honey glassy tabular blades on baryte, famed for transparency, beveled edges, and Rowley’s collector appeal.Read guide
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Wulfenite from Red Cloud Mine, Arizona, USA
Red Cloud Mine, Arizona — wulfenite prized for saturated orange-red tablets, high luster, and upright, glassy crystals; renowned desert locality for collectors.Read guide
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Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico - Wulfenite known for orange-yellow prisms, often with mimetite and calcite; a premier, collector-favored locality.Read guideAbout Wulfenite
Prominent localities include Mexico and the southwestern United States, with notable finds in Namibia, Morocco, and China. Mexico’s well-known districts produce vibrant, thin tabular crystals, often with striking color zoning and pristine terminations. American occurrences, particularly from Arizona and California, yield compact, gemmy crystals that snap into sharp edges and display strong fluorescence under ultraviolet light. These traits, along with the mineral’s relative rarity in size and clarity, drive collector interest and display appeal.
Collectors value wulfenite for its bright coloration, crisp crystal form, and the way light plays across its surfaces. The mineral’s aesthetic variety, combined with provenance from renowned localities, creates compelling display pieces that sit well in mineral cabinets and exhibit cases alike.
