Name:

wulfenite

A photo of the mineral wulfenite

Class:

Tungstates/Molybdates

Chemistry:

PbMoO4 Lead Molybdate

Color(s):

yellow, orange, reddish, olive-green, Streak: white

Hardness:

3

SpecGrav:

6.5 - 7.0

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

incomplete

Crystal:

Tetragonal (common square tabular)

Envronment:

secondary mineral in oxidizing zone of ore deposits containing lead and molybdenum

Association:

galena, cerussite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, calcite

Locals:

| Bohemia | Morocco | Yugoslavia | Zaire | Utah, Arazona/USA | Mexico | Austrailia |

Misc:

slowly soluble in HCl, named for Franz Xaver Wulfen an Austrian Jesuit priest. His interest in creation resulted in his becoming a expert in many lead ores.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Rowley Mine, Mariposa County, Arizona
2.) Rowley Mine, Mariposa County, Arizona
3.) Rowley Mine, Mariposa County, Arizona (plate & fibrous)
4.) Rowley Mine, Mariposa County, Arizona (plate & fibrous)
5.) Rowley Mine, Mariposa County, Arizona (plate & fibrous)
6.) Rowley Mine, Arizona (Crystal Needles - rare)
7.) Rowley Mine, Arizona (Crystal Needles - rare)
8.) San Fransisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico
9.) San Fransisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico
10.) San Fransisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico

11.) Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico (var: "butterscotch")
12.) Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico (var: "butterscotch")
13.) Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico (var: "butterscotch")
14.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit)
15.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit
16.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit
17.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit
18.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit
19.) Mountains above Mies, Slovinia (Crystals rare habit

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