Mottramite after wulfenite

TSNB990
Specimen
Exhibit 1. Mottramite after wulfenite; 29 mm.
Exhibit 1. Mottramite after wulfenite; 29 mm.
Image Credit: Sharon Cisneros

Specimen Title

Mottramite after wulfenite

Associated Minerals

wulfenite (?)

Principal Mineral

Mottramite

Precursor Mineral

Wulfenite

Size

Thumbnail; 29mm

Location in the Mine

Undetermined

Collection

Cisneros, S. & E.

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB990

Description

A matrix-free grouping of wulfenite crystals, dominated by a single large (29 mm), tabular crystal and apparently completely replaced by mottramite, the colour of which ranges from pistachio-green to a dark olive-green.

The specimen is from the collection of Sharon and Eugene Cisneros.