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)
tetragonaluncommonMolybdates
Wulfenite
PbMoO4
This specimen features bright orange-yellow, tabular, square-shaped Wulfenite crystals, some stacked, on a contrasting matrix.
Wulfenite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2.5Crystal System
tetragonalLuster
adamantineStreak Color
whiteCleavage
distinct on {011}Fracture
unevenSpecific Gravity
6.5Colors
yellow, orange, red-orange, brown, gray, white, colorlessTransparency
transparentType Locality
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, MexicoMineral Group
MolybdatesUses
collector, minor ore of molybdenumAssociated Minerals
cerussite, anglesite, galena, pyromorphite, vanadinite, limonite, calcite, quartzRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Wulfenite is a secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of lead deposits, typically in arid or semi-arid environments, resulting from the alteration of primary lead and molybdenum minerals.
