Name: Wulfenite on Calcite
Brand: The Arkenstone
Price: 7500 USD
Availability: InStock

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Wulfenite on Calcite

Large, sharp, red-orange wulfenite crystals with mirror-bright luster make this a fine large miniature, piece from the famous Red Cloud lead and silver (and wulfenite!) Mine in Arizona. The main cluster of crystals on this piece consist of several unusually robust, thick, tabular crystals in stacked parallel growth and is 3 cm across - they stand right up off the matrix! There is another cluster of wulfenite off to the right and then a smaller cluster off to the left for great composition. The crystals are all very thick and juicy, with a unique robustness only seen in a few old finds from the 1930s and before. All the crystals are perched on a piece of matrix with some small, white calcite crystals for great contrast! This is also highly unusual for anything from the Red Cloud and never found in the modern era (1950s and up) so far as we know. It is a unique specimen, and could even be from the great 1930s finds by Ed Montgomery, judging from this robust style and color. As with many older pieces, there is a little damage by modern standards, but trivial in context. Minor chipping to to a corner of the large crystal and a few other minor blemishes on edges are not visible from afar - where it looks like a glowing red sign and really catches the eye from a distance in a way that most Red Clouds cannot. A significant old piece with large, prominent crystals that stand out from all others. Featured in the book Addicted to Beauty: The Legacy of Jack Halpern (Mineralogical Record, March 2025) on page 142, fig. 142.

$7,500.00