Wulfenite coated by drusy Quartz (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Item Description

You'll find that Arizona has more localities for Wulfenite than any other state in the US, but the Finch Mine is well-known for producing these unique and beautiful specimens of Wulfenite coated by Quartz. They are instantly recognizable as they have such a wonderful appearance, which truly doesn't look like Wulfenites from anywhere else. This is a lovely display specimen featuring attractive, tabular, eye-catching orange colored crystals of Wulfenite measuring up to 9 mm, which are coated by drusy Quartz. The underlying rock has a slight blue tone to it, caused by the drusy Quartz coating. Additionally, the color of the Wulfenite crystals has a slight peach hue when backlit, creating rarely seen hue for the species. A few crystals are broken, but the piece is still in good shape overall. A great quality and showy display specimen of these famous pieces from what is sometimes referred to as the "Barking Spider Mine". Hard to find on the market and a must have for any fan of Arizona minerals or worldwide Wulfenites. From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds, with a label from well-known rarities deal, Joe Vajdak. Bob was a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in California. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011.