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Wolframite

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Wolframite

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Description
Locality: 
Wolframite Mine, Pechtelsgrün, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm
Description

Black wolframite crystal  on quartz matrix. The main crystal measure approx. 5.5 cm. 

Comes with an old label dating to 1976. 

 

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
Labels
Label Images - only: Wolframite