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Photo by Stuart Humphreys

Wulfenite, Mimetite

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Wulfenite with mimetite, 18 cm, from the San Francisco mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Acquired in 1979; Stuart Humphreys photo, Australian Museum.

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SpeciesWulfenite, Mimetite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions18.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, San Francisco Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Australia page 22
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brilliant warm colors and square crystals; prized for rarity of pristine specimens and famed localities like Red Cloud, Touissit, Ojuela.
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San Francisco Mine
San Francisco Mine, Mexico - classic wulfenite locality in Sonora, yielding transparent yellow-orange wulfenite, mimetite, and barite; prized for gemmy crystal…