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Mimetite With Wulfenite

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This piece is BIG and sparkling. It is very impactful, and one of the more dramatic such specimens I have seen come out. The convex goethite/limonite matrix is totally covered by botryoidal, sparkling olive-green mimetite, in spheres to .75 cm across. Scattered crystals of elongated, glassy and lustrous, amber-colored wulfenite, to .75 cm in length, are perched on the mimetite for a bit of contrast (a few have minor damage, but only a few, trivially). The plate is gracefully curved, and very attractive - much more so, in person. 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
Dimensions17.5 x 12.0 x 6.0 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
Learn about Wulfenite
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.