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Wolframite & Galenobismutite

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Wolframite & Galenobismutite

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Description
Locality: 
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm
Description

Red metallic wolframite, galenobismutite and gilbertite.

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

Galenobismutite

Formula: 
PbBi2S4
Strunz: 
2.JC.25e
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Kogruvan, Nordmark (Nordmarksberg), Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden