Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
monoclinicuncommonTungstates
Huebnerite
MnWO₄
This specimen features several reddish-brown to dark brown, blade-like prismatic crystals with a submetallic luster, forming a radiating or parallel growth.
Huebnerite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
4.5Crystal System
monoclinicLuster
vitreousStreak Color
yellowish-brown to reddish-brownCleavage
perfect on {010}Fracture
unevenSpecific Gravity
7.12Colors
reddish-brown, brownish-red, blackish-redTransparency
translucentType Locality
Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, PeruMineral Group
TungstatesUses
ore of tungsten, collectorAssociated Minerals
quartz, cassiterite, fluorite, scheelite, muscoviteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Huebnerite typically forms in high-temperature hydrothermal veins associated with granitic intrusions, often found in pegmatites and greisens. It is an important ore mineral for tungsten.
