Wulfenite

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JW
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Wulfenite

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Wulfenite on pyromorphite from the old Whim Shaft dumps of the Perkiomen Mine, near Audubon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Canon R7, Canon 20mm bellows lens, about 165mm extension, three Godox flashes
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Re: Wulfenite

Post by JW »

Strictly speaking, no longer wulfenite, but a pseudomorph - most likely smithsonite replacing wulfenite crystals. The darker green to the right is botryoidal pyromorphite.

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