Hübnerite

Guibnerita, Hubnerite, Hübneriet, Hübnerit, Hübnerita, Huebnerite, Huebnerita, Гюбнерит, แร่เฮิบเนอร์ไรต์, マンガン重石, 鎢錳礦


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: MnWO4
Mineral class: oxides
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 4 - 4.5
Density (g/cm3): 7.12 - 7.18
Refractive index: 2.170 - 2.320
Cleavage: perfect
Colors: red, brown, black
Transparency: transparent - translucent
Luster: metallic - resinous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: weak, X: yellow - green, red-orange; Y: yellow-brown - green-yellow, red-orange - red; Z: green, red
Largest crystal: 15 cm?
Deposits: China, England, France, Peru, Romania, Czech Rep., USA
Discovery: 1865
1st Description: 1865
Name: in honor of the German mining engineer and metallurgist Friedrich Adolph Hübner (in Freiberg / Saxony)

Hübnerite Mineral

Size: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm

Origin: Huayllapon Mine / Pallasca / Pasto Bueno Distr. / Ancash Dep. / Peru

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Hübnerite Mineral

Hübnerite

Weight: 3.19 ct

Origin: Peru

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Hübnerite Mineral

Size: 6.3 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm

Origin: Siglo XX Mine / Llallagua / Bustillo Prov. / Potosi Dep. / Bolivia

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Hübnerite Mineral

Hübnerite Mineral

Size: 4.4 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm

Origin: Yaogangxian Mine / Chenzhou / Yizhang / Hunan Prov. / China

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Hübnerite Mineral


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