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Wolframite

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Wolframite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Virgen de la Encina Mine, Salas de los Barrios, Ponferrada, León, Castile & León, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.7 × 2 cm
Description

Black wolframite in quartz

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