Wulfenite (classic material)

Item Description

Arizona is synonymous with colorful secondary ore minerals, and the famous Red Cloud Mine in is one of the premier localities for Wulfenite in the world, not just Arizona. The top specimen from this mine feature crystals with have an intense red-orange hue, with larger than average size for the species, and often with excellent gemminess. The mine gained early fame thanks to Ed Over, who was one of the great US field collectors in the first half of the 20th Century. Ed made what is the most significant discovery of Wulfenite at the Red Cloud in 1938, producing some of the largest, and most vividly colored Wulfenite crystals from the locality (see https://www.mindat.org/photo-855887.html). This piece is a fantastic example of these amazing crystals featuring a very sharp, highly lustrous, strong orange colored, tabular blades measuring up to 1.6 cm, sitting aesthetically on matrix. With a good amount of lighting, you can see that the crystals are actually GEMMY in areas(!). No damage that I can find anywhere, and it's incredibly showy and fine quality, and sits quite nicely on its own without the aid of a base or clay. Valued $5,000-$6,000.