A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Wolframite with quartz from Cornwall, England |
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| Description | Here we see white quartz and dark brown wolframite, (Fe,Mn)WO4. Wolframite is the general name given to 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 8 cm long sample is from Cornwall, England. |
| Location | England ▹ Cornwall. Near Lands End. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #914. |
| Key words | wolframite, quartz, england, huebnerite, ferberite |
| Tech details | 633 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 195 |
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