A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Wolframite from North Carolina |
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| Description | Wolframite has composition (Fe,Mn)WO4, so it is a series between two end members: huebnerite (MnWO4) and ferberite (FeWO4). Wolframite is identified by its drab black-gray-brown appearance and its high density. It is an important tungsten ore mineral. This specimen is about 10 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ North Carolina |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-03-07. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #912. |
| Key words | Wolframite, North Carolina |
| Tech details | 839 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 193 |
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