WULFENITE

THE CHEMICAL FORMULA

You can recognize this mineral
if you see this formula...
PbMoO4
Also known as Wulfenite

What Is The Color Of Wulfenite

Scientist and miners normally found Wulfenite in the colors of bright yellow, orange, and red orange. But very rarely would find it in the colors brown, gray, white, or black.

The Mineral Groups

Wulfenite is in 2 groups,
Tungstates and Molybdates.

Streak

If you took a sharp object and scraped it across the surface of Wulfenite it would result in the color white

What Is The Hardness Of Wulfenite?

The hardness of Wulfenite
from 1-10 is 3
that means it is not strong.

What Is The Luster Of Wulfenite?

The luster of wulfenite is
Adamantine
and
Resinous

The specific Gravity of Wulfenite.

The spicific gravity for Wulfenite is
mesured at
6.5-7

Cleavage/Fracture

The cleavage
and fracture
is cleavage 2,1
fracture
sub-conchoidal resinous.

Transparency

WULFENITE is
transparent to translucent.

Wulfinites Class

4/m-Dipyrmidal.

How Wulfenite Was Discovered.

Wulfenite was found in a old abandon mine in 1845
by an explorer for an sight in BleiBurg, Carnthia, Australia.

Locations

Wulfenite is found in China, Xinjiang, and
USA in Arizona.
Other places to but these are most popular

USES OF WULFENITE

• Jewlry
• a minor ore called lead
• a minor ore called Molybdenum
• It is not really strong but is used to harden things like iron.
• It resists corrosion

The Shape


It comes in octagonal crystals.

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