Wulfenite on Smithsonite

Item Description

Wulfenite is a favorite among Tsumeb collectors as occurs in various colors, sometimes with water clear crystals that show wonderful internal brilliance. Most Wulfenite is tabular from Tsumeb, like the majority of worlwide Wulfenites, but there's something about the Tsumeb pieces that makes them so distinctive and desirable. This piece is filled with dazzlling, sharp, lustrous, very gemmy, soft golden color tabular crystals of Wulfenite measuring up to 1.3 cm sitting aesthetically on pearly off-white curved rhombs of Smithsonite matrix. As is the case with a lot of Tsumeb Wulfenites, the piece does have a few nicks, but keep in mind that it's extremely difficult to find absolutely pristine Wulfenites from this locality. Overall the piece is still very good quality, especially when you consider the color and the clarity of the crystals against most Wulfenites from around the world. Additionally, the crystals aren't sitting on some kind of oxidized crumbling matrix, but very desirable sturdy Smithsonite, which makes a difference in my mind.