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Ferberite Mineral Data
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General Ferberite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++WO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 303.69 gm |
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Iron 18.39 % Fe 23.66 % FeO |
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Tungsten 60.54 % W 76.34 % WO3 |
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Oxygen 21.07 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+(WO4) |
| Environment: |
In high-temperature hydrothermal veins, greisens, and granitic pegmatites, also a residual mineral in alluvial and eluvial deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1863 |
| Locality: |
Aquiles, Sierra Almagrera, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805-1875) of Gera, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ferberite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64733 |
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PDF 46-1446 |
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