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Wulfenite Sample


Wulfenite


Chemical Composition: PbMoO4
Group: -
System: Tetragonal
Family: Oxides
Hardness: 2.75 - 3


  • Stubby pyramidal crystals often tabular and with a square outline
  • Fairly good cleavage
  • Even fracture
  • Nonmetallic; resinous or adamantine luster
  • Very heavy
  • Transparent to translucent
  • Dissolves slowly in acids and fuses easily
  • Colourless streak
  • Specific gravity 6.9



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