Mimetite with Wulfenite (Mullane Coll.)

Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Large Cabinet, 22.0 x 13.5 x 9.4 cm
Start Time: 06/01/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/11/2009 6:29:21 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

WOW! A dramatic, sculptural LARGE CABINET mimetite with wulfenite specimen from the famous Mina Ojuela of Mexico. The front of the vuggy specimen is FESTOONED with tiny, yellow-green mimetite botryoids and needles. Scattered about are wafer-thin, transparent, yellow, wulfenite windowpanes to 9 mm. A secondary coating of drusy calcite covers a portion of the piece. Even the back and bottom are sprinkled with mimetite on this FINE old-timer, probably dating to the 1960s. Ex Mullane Collection. CLASSIC Ojuela material.

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