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Wolframite & Tungsten

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Wolframite & Tungsten

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Description
Locality: 
Zinnwald, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.00cm
Description

Interesting sample of  Wolframite up to 70mm and smeltet Tungsten Ore from the famous Zinnwald region.

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

Tungsten

Formula: 
W
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
grey
Type Locality: 
Bol'shaya Pol'ya River, Subarctic Urals, Urals Region, Russia...