A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Tungstite with scheelite from Sedona, New Zealand |
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| Description | Tungstite, hydrated tungsten oxide (WO3·H2O), forms as an alteration product of wolframite, (Fe,Mn)WO4, and other tungsten minerals. Here it is earthy to yellow, and associated with whitish scheelite, CaWO4. Tungstite is relatively common in tungsten ore deposits. This sample is about 5 cm across. |
| Location | New Zealand. Near Sedona. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #899. |
| Key words | tungstite, scheelite |
| Tech details | 464 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 197 |
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