Minerals: WulfeniteA lead molybdenite mineral with the formula PbMoO4, wulfenite is typically found
Minerals: WulfeniteA lead molybdenite mineral with the formula PbMoO4, wulfenite is typically found in the form of thin tabular crystals that range from orange-red to yellow-orange in color, though it can also be brown. It was named for Austrian mineralogist Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen, though it wasn’t named until decades after his death. Wulfenite crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system. It is a secondary ore for both lead and molybdenum but, though it can be used to extract both of these elements, other, more commons ores are typically used. As such, wulfenite is usually only used by collectors. For more in depth information about wulfenite, check out what mindat.org, webmineral.com, minerals.net, and handbookofmineralogy.org have to say about it. Sources: ( 1 ) ( 2 - image 4 ) ( 3 - image 1 )Image sources: ( 2 and 3 ) -- source link
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