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Wolframite Muscovite & Smoky Quartz

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JNM677183

Wolframite Muscovite & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Kara Oba, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 2.7 × 2.7 cm
Description

Rich paragenesis from the Kara-Oba tungsten deposit. Wolframite in combination with high-quality smoky quartz and clusters of bright ochre-yellowish muscovite.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wolframite

Synonym Of: 

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 
(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Greyish-black
Streak: 
Reddish Brown

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
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Wolframite Muscovite & Smoky Quartz - Kara-Oba

JN Minerals

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