Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia...

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:08 am

Hi all

A couple of individual crystals on one specimen. These images are both 4mm wide. And this is another location where the specimens are easily identifiable.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:39 am

What a beautiful yellow crystal..love the classic shape. The lighting in these pictures highlights the crystals very well...great job Steve. Are these from the other collection?

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:59 am

Very nice,looks lke an exotic and expensive gemstone!

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:20 am

beetleman wrote:Are these from the other collection?

Thanks Doug. Yes they are. There are a few dozen specimens in all from Whim Creek.

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:21 am

Cyclops wrote:Very nice,looks lke an exotic and expensive gemstone!

Thanks Cyclops. Unfortunately, wulfenite is too soft to use as a gemstone. Also, its rare to get large crystals. Great colours though.