Wulfenite
Wulfeniet, Wulfenit, Wulfenita, Wulfénite, Вульфенит, Βουλφενίτης, ウルフェナイト, 鉬鉛礦, 수연석
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: PbMoO4
Mineral class: molybdates Crystal system: tetragonal Mohs scale: 2.75 - 3.0 Density (g/cm3): 6.5 - 7.5 Refractive index: 2.280 - 2.402 Cleavage: different Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, orange, red, brown, green, blue, black Transparency: transparent - opaque Luster: adamantine - resinous Fluorescence: only if previously heated to glow Pleochroism: yellow - orange Largest crystal: 61 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1772? 1st Description: 1845 as Wulfenite (Haidinger) Name: in honor of the Austrian mineralogist Frantz Xaver von Wulfen (1728 - 1805) |
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Wulfenite
Weight: 4.67 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 2.6 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm Origin: San Francisco Mine / Magdalena / Sonora / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 4.0 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm Origin: Ojuela Mine / Mapimi / Durango / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Size: 0.93 x 0.51 cm Weight: 3.47 ct Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Size: 0.56 cm Weight: 0.98 ct Origin: Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.rarestone.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 3.5 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm Origin: San Francisco Mine / Magdalena / Sonora / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Weight: 3.61 ct Origin: San Francisco Mine / Magdalena / Sonora / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 3.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm Origin: Red Cloud Mine / Trigo Mts. / La Paz County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm Origin: Red Cloud Mine / Trigo Mts. / La Paz County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Weight: 0.66 ct Origin: Red Cloud Mine / Trigo Mts. / La Paz County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 9.8 x 6.1 x 5.2 cm Origin: Urumqi Area / Kuruktag Mts. / Xinjiang / China Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Size: 0.30 x 0.30 x 0.18 cm Weight: 0.21 ct Origin: Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.earthstreas.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite
Size: 1.23 x 0.64 cm Weight: 6.63 ct Origin: Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral on Dolomite
Size: 6.6 x 5.5 x 4.9 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 3.6 x 2 x 1.7 cm Origin: Ahumada Mine / Los Lamentos / Chihuahua / Mexico Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 2.4 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm Origin: Red Cloud Mine / Trigo Mts. / La Paz County / Arizona / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 3.4 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm Origin: Ourd Mekta Mine / Touissit / Oujda-Angad Prov. / Morocco Photo by kind permission of © António Manuel Ináçio Martins |
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Wulfenite blue
Weight: 0.41 ct Origin: South Africa ? Photo by kind permission of © www.kox-gems.com |
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Wulfenite Mineral
Size: 3.3 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm Origin: Tsumeb / Namibia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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