Hübnerite
Guibnerita, Hubnerite, Hübneriet, Hübnerit, Hübnerita, Huebnerite, Huebnerita, Гюбнерит, แร่เฮิบเนอร์ไรต์, マンガン重石, 鎢錳礦
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: MnWO4
Mineral class: oxides Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 4 - 4.5 Density (g/cm3): 7.12 - 7.18 Refractive index: 2.170 - 2.320 Cleavage: perfect Colors: red, brown, black Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: metallic - resinous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: weak, X: yellow - green, red-orange; Y: yellow-brown - green-yellow, red-orange - red; Z: green, red Largest crystal: 15 cm? Deposits: China, England, France, Peru, Romania, Czech Rep., USA Discovery: 1865 1st Description: 1865 Name: in honor of the German mining engineer and metallurgist Friedrich Adolph Hübner (in Freiberg / Saxony) |
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Hübnerite Mineral
Size: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm Origin: Huayllapon Mine / Pallasca / Pasto Bueno Distr. / Ancash Dep. / Peru Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Hübnerite Mineral
Size: 6.3 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm Origin: Siglo XX Mine / Llallagua / Bustillo Prov. / Potosi Dep. / Bolivia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Hübnerite Mineral
Size: 4.4 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm Origin: Yaogangxian Mine / Chenzhou / Yizhang / Hunan Prov. / China Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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