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Wolframite

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Wolframite

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Description
Locality: 
Ding Dong Mine, Bedford United Mine, Gulworthy, Devon, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Weight: 
133.00gr
Description

A very rich a weighty example from a rarely seen location for any material. Ding Dong Mine was later worked as part of Bedford United. A small number of specimens were recovered in the 1970's during an appraisal of the mine's prospects for further development

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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

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