Wulfenite

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A contrasting white matrix is the background for a plate teeming with fine, lustrous, translucent, caramel-colored, crystals of wulfenite which reach 1.5 cm across. Most of the crystals are intergrown and the piece overall thus throws off an enormous amount of reflected light from all the angles, making the whole specimen look like a bright Christmas ornament. There is almost nil damage here. Almost all crystals are pristine. A few ha ve a minute dusting of descloizite on edges, which is a nice accent but does not detract. RARELY do you see such large plates of this old material in any condition approaching this. The piece originally was, in fact, double the size; but with damage that had to be laboriously removed by trimming it down. It is overall a superb showpiece, and significant for the size AND the visual impact together!