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Wulfenite from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite264
Vanadinite154
- var Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite131
Descloizite75
Pyromorphite14
Willemite14
Quartz12
Hemimorphite11
Limonite9
Baryte9
Mimetite5
Hydrozincite5
Opal5
- var Opal-AN5
Goethite4
Galena3
Native Sulphur2
Dolomite2
Limestone1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (623 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11933:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLos Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘRed Chief vein (QG-3), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘZimpleman Pass prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘPurple Sage Mine (Lone Star Mine; Dukes Mine), Indio Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
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