Wulfenite with Mimetite
specimen number:
2102111
location:
San Francisco Mine, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
description: A gold mine initially, then a gold-silver-molybdenum mine. Owned by Anaconda (1934). Started in the late 1800s and closed in 1912. Reopened in the mid-1980s. Produced 720 tons of ore/day (1909). Workings were 1,100 feet (350 meters) deep. From Mindat.
Lustrous tabular crystals of wulfenite to 0.8 cm in size across the top of matrix with micro crystals of mimetite. In good condition with minimal micro-damage present.
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