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Wulfenite

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These bright yellow crystals of wulfenite are immediately recognizable as being from Morocco. Beautifully isolated on the matrix, the crystals here measure up to 1.5 cm (though most are smaller). Pretty contrast with the light-colored quartz/feldspar matrix. Classic old material from the 1970s and early 1980s.

Product details

SpeciesWulfenite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMorocco, Oriental Region, Touissit

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.
Wulfenite
Regional guide
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 Moroccan brightness—less brick-red than many Red Cloud examples, less sugary and isolated than much Mibladen material, and often arranged as dense “windowpane” sprays or intergrown plates that catch light from several directions at once.