Specimen #2294

Name: Ferberite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 11 x 3.5 x 2 cm.

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-09-06

Source: John Betts

Label: N

Comment: Elongated black ferberite crystals with unusually thin, sharp edges. The ferberite prism faces are composed of many subparallel crystals with sub-metallic luster. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 11x3.5x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 30-110 mm.

Minerals: Ferberite (Fe++WO4)

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Ferberite, Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China - 11 x 3.5 x 2 cm.