Wulfenite (uncommon locality)

Item Description

A fairly hard to find Wulfenite specimen from this old lead-zinc mine in southern Austria (near the Slovenia border). This robust specimen is coated with dozens of lustrous tabular crystals of mustard colored Wulfenite crystals measuring up to about 5 mm, on host rock matrix. The majority of the crystals are in good condition, only minor imperfections can be seen. Please note that the bottom of the piece has been sawn, but it allows the piece to sit beautifully on its own without the aid of a base or clay. I can't remember ever having a piece of this material to offer in the auctions, and it was certainly mined decades ago just based upon the fact that it was in Kidwell's collection for a long time before we acquired it. A great oddball locality piece for any fans of Wulfenite.
From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974 ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html ).