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Wulfenite is an orange mineral, also known as lead molybdate, chemical formula PbMoO4, which is found in lead veins.
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∙ 13y agoit is used as a molybdenum ore
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What products contain wulfenite?
Because wulfenite is an ore of lead, any product containing lead, such as car batteries, solders, and plumbing, could contain material from wulfenite.
Is wulfenite magnetic?
no
Is there a mineral rock or crystal called wolfstone?
No. The closest thing to the name 'wolfstone' is the mineral wulfenite.
What type of rock is lead?
Lead is an elemental mineral but is most often found in lead bearing minerals like galena and wulfenite.
What are the common ores of iron and lead?
Common Ores of Lead would be: Galena, which contains 86 percent metal...Anglesite, which carries 68 percent metal...Cerussite, which contains 77 percent metal...Pyromorphite,Mimetite and Wulfenite. Common Ores of Iron would be: Hematite (Hematite deposits are the most important source of Iron Ore in the United States.) Limonite,and Magnetite
What would you use wulfenite for?
WULFENITE IS USE AS A MINERAL SPECIMEN OR AS A MINERAL ORE OF MOLYBDENUM
What products contain wulfenite?
Because wulfenite is an ore of lead, any product containing lead, such as car batteries, solders, and plumbing, could contain material from wulfenite.
Is wulfenite magnetic?
no
What is the crystal shape of wulfenite?
wulfenite usually forms square shaped or box shaped crystals
Who discovered wulfenite?
The Serbian born, Slovakian educated mineralogist Franz Xaver von Wulfen is credited with discovering wulfenite.
What are two examples of tetragonal?
wulfenite
How fast does wulfenite form?
slowly
Is wulfenite hard enough to make into a gem?
No. Wulfenite has a hardness of 2.75-3.0 on the Mohs scale, so it is not hard enough to make a gem out of it.
What is the mineral hardness for wulfenite?
2.75 - 3
Could wulfenite be made into a necklace charm?
yesh you can
Does wulfenite form slowly?
Yes, wulfenite does form slowly. This is a mineral which is rare due to the time it takes to form. It takes not only time but also special conditions to form.
How does wulfenite form?
it forms when a baby pees all over you and it dries
