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One of the largest of the recently found wulfenites from this new mine (so far as we know), this specimen is very impactful in a showcase and has juicy yellow color, grading to a more common orangey-brown color at its base. The crystal is complete except for very minor edge wear and a contact in back. These are SO distinct from any other wulfenites, really quite shocking to look at! Also, it is a "cutter" with at LEAST this value in what would be highly unusual , large, YELLOW wulfenite cut gems, contained inside. I am tempted to just cut it to start with, but wanted to give specimen collectors a shot before going that route. Shown backlit in second photo
This is one of the two largest of the recently found wulfenites from this new mine (so far as we know), this specimen is very impactful in a showcase and has juicy yellow color. It is , I think, important enough for the locality and its size to overcome some slight edge wear (at a reasonable price), as it displays so well and has such unusual color. The crystal is very robust, a bit sharper in person than it appears in photos. It is also very HEAVY for a single wulfenite crystal! Like others in this lot, it is a "cutter" with some value in what would be highly unusual , large, YELLOW wulfenite cut gems, contained inside. I am tempted to just cut it to start with, but wanted to give specimen collectors a shot before going that route. Complete all around but for a few minor edge wear and a slight contact in back.
A beautiful juicy yellow crystal, very fat and unusually elongated on its sides. This has a small attached cerussite in front, as you see. It is complete on both sides but for very minor wear, a few dings on terminations. Still, it displays nicely as a large thumbnail or smallish miniature. Also, it has some cutting rough value, as yellow wulfenite in cut gems is quite uncommon!
A juicy yellow wulfenite that has the color of Mexican yellow mimetite. This is a fat (to 2 cm), elegantly tapered crystal! It is a small miniature in size. Complete on both sides, strikingly equant. A few slight dings and on one back tip a minor contact, but from the front it displays quite well. Also, it has some cutting rough value, as yellow wulfenite in cut gems is quite uncommon!
A beautiful single crystal, complete on both sides, in a cluster of smaller wulfenites. Excellent representative example from this find
2 sharp crystals, complete on both sides, in a cluster. Excellent representative example from this find
ex. Wendell E. Wilson
Lovely cluster of well-defined Wulfenite blades (largest crystal about .7 cm on edge) from one of the best new localities in the world. The crystals have superb luster and color on the front side, with the backs having a very unusual preferential white coating that adds color and contrast. As with virtually all Wulfenite specimens, there is some blade damage that just blends right in without even being noticed - and here it is really minimal from the front. Overall, an attractive and aesthetic specimen tha tmost of us who saw hundreds of these regarded as the bet thumbnail of the find present at Tucson.
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