tungstite

tung·stite

(tŭng′stīt′)

A yellow or yellowish-green mineral, essentially WO₃, often occurring with tungsten ores.

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tungstite

(ˈtʌŋstaɪt)

(Elements & Compounds) a yellow earthy rare secondary mineral that consists of tungsten oxide and occurs with tungsten ores. Formula: WO3

[C20: from tungst(en) + -ite¹]

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Minerals reported from these vug occurrences are quartz, hubnerite, ferberite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, fluorite, rhodochrosite and rarely native arsenic, tungstite, calcite, dolomite and scheelite.

Arsenic Arsenopyrite (*)Augelite Bornite Chalcopyrite Enargite (*)Fluorapatite Molybdenite (*)Scheelite Stolzite Topaz Tungstite (*)Vivianite Zinnwaldite