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wulfenite
[ wool-fuh-nahyt ]
noun
- a lead molybdate mineral, PbMoO 4 , occurring usually in tabular crystals, and varying in color from grayish to bright-yellow or red; yellow lead ore.
wulfenite
/ ˈwʊlfəˌnaɪt /
noun
- a yellow, orange, red, or grey lustrous secondary mineral consisting of lead molybdate in the form of platelike tetragonal crystals. It occurs with lead ores and is a source of molybdenum. Formula: PbMoO 4
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wulfenite1
1840–50; named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian scientist; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wulfenite1
C19: from German Wulfenit, named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian mineralogist
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Example Sentences
The chief ore minerals are molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide) and wulfenite (lead molybdate).
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Wulfenite is rather common in the upper oxidized zone of deposits which contain lead minerals and molybdenite.
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Deposits of wulfenite have been worked on a small scale in Arizona.
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