Wulfenite: Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang, China

Description

Species: Wulfenite

Locality: Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang Province, China

Dimensions: 12 x 7.5 x 6 cm.

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Wulfenite specimens from western China’s Jianshan mine, first found about twenty years ago, are world-renowned for their intense true red color, probably the truest “red wulfenite” crystals known. The initial discoveries proved to be largely a one-time find, and good examples of this material are now considered Chinese mineral classics. This is an excellent cabinet-size group of sharp, lustrous, rich red wulfenite crystals to 2.5 cm. A few incomplete crystals to not detract from the aesthetics of this wonderful wulfenite specimen. Annette Slade photo.