| Wulfenite crystals of exceptional beauty are found at many localities
worldwide. A few of the more notable are: Bleiberg, Austria; Touissit Mine,
Oujda, Morocco; Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona; Mammoth Mine, Pinal
County, Arizona; Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia; and the San
Francisco Mine, near Cucurpa, Sonora, Mexico. The San Francisco mine was
worked years ago as a silver mine; the deposit was recently managed by Edward
Swoboda for three years. Thousands of bright orange crystal plates were
discovered, many dotted with bright red mimetite balls. During this time
the San Francisco mine was the world's only major producer of fine wulfenite
crystals. |
