Location: Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico

This piece has the more uncommon elongated bipyramidal crystals. This is a very affordable sample of Wulfenite that shows this less common crystal shape.

Size: 2.38 x 1.95 x 1.01 inches

Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral typically found as thin tabular crystals with a bright orange-red, yellow-orange, yellow or yellowish grey colour in the oxidised zones of hydrothermal lead deposits.

It often occurs as stubby, pyramidal or tabular crystals. It also occurs as earthy, granular masses. It is found in many localities, associated with lead ores as a secondary mineral associated with the oxidized zone of lead deposits. It is also a secondary ore of molybdenum, and is a favorite among mineral collectors.