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A usually yellow to orange-brown mineral, PbMoO₄, used as a molybdenum ore.

[German Wulfenit, after Franz Xavier von Wulfen (1728-1805), Austrian mineralogist.]

wulfenite [ˈwʊlfəˌnaɪt]

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellow, orange, red, or grey lustrous secondary mineral consisting of lead molybdate in the form of platelike tetragonal crystals. It occurs with lead ores and is a source of molybdenum. Formula: PbMoO₄

[from German Wulfenit, named after F. X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), Austrian mineralogist]

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wulfenite - a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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