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wulfenite
[ wool-fuh-nahyt ]
noun
- a lead molybdate mineral, PbMoO 4 , occurring usually in tabular crystals, and varying in color from grayish to bright-yellow or red; yellow lead ore.
wulfenite
/ ˈ·ÉÊŠ±ô´Úəˌ²Ô²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- a yellow, orange, red, or grey lustrous secondary mineral consisting of lead molybdate in the form of platelike tetragonal crystals. It occurs with lead ores and is a source of molybdenum. Formula: PbMoO 4
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wulfenite1
1840–50; named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian scientist; -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wulfenite1
C19: from German Wulfenit, named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian mineralogist
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Descloizite occurs in veins of lead ores in association with pyromorphite, vanadinite, wulfenite, &c.
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Deposits of wulfenite have been worked on a small scale in Arizona.
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