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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Chariot, Timna Valley, Southern District, Israel
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 5.5 × 5.2 cm
Description

High-gloss translucent wulfenite on orange-brown matrix. The wulfenite sparkles by its high gloss crystals. Old found from a well-known Austrian collector (label). No visible damage to report. The specimen stands in two positions without any help (photos).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria