wulfenite

[ wool-fuh-nahyt ]

noun

1. a lead molybdate mineral, PbMoO 4 , occurring usually in tabular crystals, and varying in color from grayish to bright-yellow or red; yellow lead ore.

wulfenite

/ ˈwʊlfəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a yellow, orange, red, or grey lustrous secondary mineral consisting of lead molybdate in the form of platelike tetragonal crystals. It occurs with lead ores and is a source of molybdenum. Formula: PbMoO 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of wulfenite¹

1840–50; named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian scientist; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of wulfenite¹

C19: from German Wulfenit, named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728–1805), Austrian mineralogist

Example Sentences

The chief ore minerals are molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide) and wulfenite (lead molybdate).

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Wulfenite is rather common in the upper oxidized zone of deposits which contain lead minerals and molybdenite.

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Deposits of wulfenite have been worked on a small scale in Arizona.

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