1.8" Red-Orange Bipyramidal Wulfenite Crystals - Melissa Mine, Arizona

This is a gorgeous, 1.8" wide specimen that contains an aggregation of bipyramidal, red-orange wulfenite crystals. This specimen was collected from the Melissa Mine in La Paz County, Arizona.

Wulfenite is a lead-based molybdate mineral with a chemical formula Pb(MoO4). It forms as a secondary mineral in the oxidation zones of hydrothermal lead deposits, its color ranging anywhere between yellow to bright orange and red and occasionally brown. Typically forming as tabular, stubby, or pyramidal crystals, this unique mineral can be both brilliantly transparent and opaque.

While these crystals are safe to hold, due to the fact that they are lead-based we strongly recommend washing your hands after handling.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Wulfenite
LOCATION
Melissa Mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona
SIZE
1.8" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#118993