Wulfenite (excellent classic crystals) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful small cabinet specimen featuring, good sized, beautiful, glowing bright orange, sharp, lustrous, bi-pyramidal and tabular crystals of Wulfenite on matrix. This is a classic Wulfenite from Tiger, with some of the brightest orange color crystals you'll see from any locality. The piece does have some broken crystals, but in its defense, rarely are Wulfenite specimens of this size from Tiger damage free. The largest crystal measures 8 mm. These are highly sought after on the market, and any specimen larger than a miniature is considered to be rather difficult to find. One does not often see such a rich coverage of Wulfenites from Tiger, and I can't stress how beautiful the color is in person. A very attractive overall specimen of this desirable and hard to find material. Keep in mind that this mine closed in 1953, so the specimen is a minimum of nearly 70 years old. From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds. 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. Valued at $1,800.