Very rare in carved stone.
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Wulfénite
- Synonym : Mélinose
- Etymology : Of the name of the austrian mineralogist Frantz Waver Von Wulfen(1728-1805).
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : PbMoO4
- Hardness (Mohs) : 2.5 - 3
- Density : 6.5 - 7
- Refractive index : nω = 2.405 nε = 2.283
- Crystal system : Tetragonal
- Group : Scheelite
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