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Wulfenite from
Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite310
Vanadinite190
- var Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite155
Descloizite79
Willemite20
Hemimorphite15
Quartz15
Pyromorphite14
Limonite13
Baryte9
Mimetite9
Dolomite7
Hydrozincite6
Opal5
- var Opal-AN5
Goethite4
Galena3
Native Sulphur2
Cerussite2
Limestone1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (159 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:120136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:120136:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Wulfenite in this Region
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
64.3km (40.0 miles) Red Chief vein (QG-3), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) Silver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) Zimpleman Pass prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) Bonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) Purple Sage Mine (Lone Star Mine; Dukes Mine), Indio Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
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