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Mineral Information on:
ferberite

Chemical Group:     tungstate

Chemical Formula:   FeWO₄

Color:    black                      Streak:  brownish black

Hardness:    4.5                   Specific Gravity:    7.4 to 7.5             

Opaque

Cleavage:

Crystal Forms:  slender prismatic crystals
 

Habits:   thin laminae, granular, prismatic crystals

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:  tungsten ore

Occurrences: 

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

Additional Information: