RED WULFENITE From the Kuruktag Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur, Cina

摘要

Wulfenite appears to be quite rare in China. Until recently, only a few mediocre specimens with small yellow to red crystals have reached the specimen market, from a rare-earth mine in the Mianning area, Sichuan province. In October 2006, however, the first really fine Chinese wulfenite specimens were brought out of a remote area in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region which has a geology and arid climate similar to that of the great Arizona/Mexico wulfenite province.