[wulfentie] Americans mined wulfenites and silver at the Red Cloud mine in Arizona continuously from the 1860s until 1890, and then sporadically until 1941. Red Cloud wulfenites are among the finest in the world because of their deep, orange-red colors, and their unusual size and perfection.



Courtesy of the National Museum of Natural History

Wulfenite Crystal, Arizona

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