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Wolframite & Quartz

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Wolframite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Dolcoath Hill Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Description

A 3 cm wolframite crystal is nestled among quartz crystals.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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