WULFENITE


Meaning of WULFENITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwu̇l-fə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Wulfenit, from F. X. von Wulfen died 1805 Austrian mineralogist

Date: 1849

: a tetragonal mineral that is a complex oxide of lead and molybdenum and occurs especially in bright orange-yellow tabular crystals

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