| 09437: Wulfenite, Barite and Gypsum - $28 Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Mining District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco Small cabinet - 8.8 x 7.7 x 6.8 cm 497 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order A 1.5 cm, translucent and tabular
wulfenite crystal sits on a bed of crusty barite. A few
barite crystal clusters with parallel, lenticular blades
are also present as well as a partial coating of icy
gypsum. The wulfenite/gypsum association is rare at this
locale; of the 141 Touissit wulfenite photos and 17 Touissit gypsum photos hosted at
Mindat, none show these two species together. The
wulfenite appears ragged in the photos but is actually
complete and undamaged. The specimen might benefit from
trimming the excess matrix but this would very likely
require sawing.
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