Wulfenite (old classic) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)

Item Description

A really attractive old time specimen from the type locality for Wulfenite, Bad Bleiberg in Austria. The piece features dozens of sharp, orange colored tabular crystals measuring up to 6 mm on host rock matrix. There are so many localities for Wulfenite in the world, but how often does one have a chance to get your hands on a specimen from the type locality!? From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974 ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html ).