WULFENITE

wulfenite

(noun) a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wulfenite (countable and uncountable, plural wulfenites)

(mineral) An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO4, found in lead veins.

Source: Wiktionary


Wul"fen*ite, n. Etym: [So named after F. X. Wulfen, an Australian mineralogist.] (Min.)

Definition: Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color;

– also called yellow lead ore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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