| 07048: Wulfenite, Fluorite, Willemite and
Gypsum - $30 Red Gem Pocket, Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona Miniature - 4.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm 9.1 grams Fluorescent/phosphorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order Three transparent to opaque, orange
wulfenite crystals, all in very nice condition and
reaching 1.1 cm, on matrix. Small but abundant, colorless
to purple fluorite cubes are present as well as a partial
shroud of gypsum (not calcite; no reaction to HCl) over
one of the wulfenites. Previous dealer label indicates the
specimen was mined in March of 2003. Under longwave UV
(blacklight) patches of the matrix glow and intense blue
color. Under shortwave UV, specks (willemite) on the
matrix glow a brilliant neon green, and even continue to
glow noticeably (phosphorescence) after illumination is
extinguished.
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