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Wolframite

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Description
Locality: 
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 9.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Weight: 
233.00gr
Description

Ore specimen consisting mainly of quartz with lots of in-grown black wolframite crystals and minor mica.

From old Dr. krantz stock, comes with stamp-like old label from an unknown collection. The deposit is located approximately 9.4 km northwest of the village of Bagaryak (Багаряк) in the Kasli District.
Historical significance: This is one of the oldest tungsten deposits in the Urals, discovered at the end of the 19th century and systematically mined since 1915.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wolframite

Synonym Of: 

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 

(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4

Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Greyish-black
Streak: 
Reddish Brown

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