Wulfenite

Wolframite

Wolframite

Name/Title

Wulfenite

Entry/Object ID

1994.06.006

Description

Crystal System: Tetragonal Pryramidal good, Secondary Lead Mineral Fracture: Subconchoidal Hardness: 3 Calcite Luster: Glassy Rock Classification: Molybdate Specific Gravity: 6.8 Streak: none

Collection

Leonard Hedge Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1994.06

Source or Donor

Mr. Leonard Hedge

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

The photo of the specimen with the quarter for size was never found. This is another example of the same mineral in a slightly different form that was found among the unaccessioned samples. This was assigned to Hedge for convenience.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Wulfenite, Wolframite

Dimensions

Height

9.1 cm

Width

8.1 cm

Depth

8 cm

Color

Reddish Orange

Provenance

Notes

Place Found/Mined: NV