

wulfenite

wulfenite crystals from Mexico

wulfenite crystals from Morocco

wulfenite crystal from Red Cloud Mine, Colorado, United States

cushion cut wulfenite
Detailed sheet
wulfenite
Discovered in 1845, it honors the name of the Austrian mineralogist Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728-1805).


CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Pb[MoO4)
lead molybdate


PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
orange
Other colors
brown, yellow, red
Color of streak
white, yellow
Luster
adamantine, greasy, resinous
Hardness
3.0 to 0.0
Density
6.50 to 7.00
Cleavage
indistinct
Fracture
conchoidal, uneven
cleavage only on one axe


OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
opaque, translucent, transparent
Refractive index
2.280 - 2.400
Double refraction
0.120
very strong uniaxial ( - ), but can appear wrongly biaxial
visible double refraction
Yes
Dispersion
forte 0,200(0.130)
Pleochroism
weak
Number of colors
2
yellow, orange

wulfenite spectrum system
Fluorescence
variable
yellow, orange, red


CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
tabular

crystals system
tetragonal


OTHER INFORMATIONS


APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
In France it is found in the Cap Garonne Mine in the Var, in that of Farges, in Ussel in Correze, in Germany in the Katharina Mine in the Palatinate, in Mexico (Chihuahua), in Arizona from which come beautiful specimens (Red Cloud Mine), Morocco, Namibia, Zambia, Zaire, Mogolie, China.
use in jewelry
it is cut in facets. It’s a collection stone
Historical
healing properties
close to the topaz in the vibrational level, it would be related to the solar plexus chakra and bring warmth and wellbeing.
Venez visitez
notre site web
voillot-joaillier.fr
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