$348Median
200Sold (12 mo)
$200Last sale
Wulfenite from San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico
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While starting out as a gold mining operation in the late 1800s that later closed in 1912, the San Francisco Mine quickly grew in popularity after its reopening in the mid 1980s for its excellent Wulfenite specimens. This cabinet-sized specimen is a superb example, presenting a large spread of thin, sharply-formed, yellow-orange, tabular Wulfenite crystals on a host rock matrix with classic associations of deep orange Mimetite botryoides. Each Wulfenite is transparent and complete all around with a glassy luster and nicely beveled edges. The largest Mimetite clusters are consolidated to the bottom and right side of the front view with some epitaxial growth on a handful of Wulfenite crystals. This piece comes with a custom acrylic base.
Product details
SpeciesWulfenite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions9.0 x 12.0 x 8.0 cm
Added on06/14/2025
LocalityMexico, Sonora, San Francisco Mine
Owners
Unknown Owner
Current owner- Acquired
- Mar 2025
Owner’s note
purchased from Heritage Auctions (Dan Kennedy's collection)
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Learn about Wulfenite
brilliant warm colors and square crystals; prized for rarity of pristine specimens and famed localities like Red Cloud, Touissit, Ojuela.Regional guide
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