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Mimetite With Wulfenite

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A beautiful and large, sparkling plate with olive-green mimetite completely draping a goethite/limonite matrix. The mimetite is botryoidal, with silky luster and a pleasing shimmer to its surface.Scattered on the mimetite are several elongate, lustrous and translucent, amber-colored wulfenite crystals, to 1.0 cm in length. The contrast is striking on this large, colorful specimen, one of a very few larger pieces recovered in this quality level in 2009.

Product details

SpeciesWulfenite, Mimetite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.0 x 13.0 x 4.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMexico, Durango, Ojuela Mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Wulfenite
Mineral guide
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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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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.