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Wulfenite

Light interacts with impurities of chromium to color wulfenite shades of yellow, orange, and red. Wulfenite commonly grows as plate-like crystals but also assumes other shapes. It is prized for showy crystals and has been mined for lead.

Group: Sulfates
Image Number: 97-35063
Catalog Number: 166974
Mrs. F. N. Brewer

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