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Wolframite & Arsenopyrite

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Wolframite & Arsenopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Wolfram Camp, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm
Description

Probably best described as an ore specimen from this productive mining district. Black crystalline wolframite occurs in a matrix of quartz and arsenopyrite. Suprisingly heavy for it's size ! An interesting locality piece.

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

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
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