Wulfenite is Jonathan Stone’s favorite gemstone. This specimen was so clear that he knew he had to take the picture. It was too lovely not to! He loved the way he was able to capture the light reflecting off both the small face of the gem (3mm est) and the large face of the gem (6 mm est), adding to the sparkle of the specimen. He said it’s a “tiny gem, big style.”
According to minerals.net, “Wulfenite is a favorite among mineral collectors. It forms outstanding crystals and aggregates in a vibrant color that few minerals can match. Wulfenite forms a series with the rarer mineral Stolzite, which contains tungsten in place of the molybdenum. Wulfenite is named in honor of Austrian mineralogist Franz Xavier von Wulfen (1728-1805).”