Ferberite

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Ferberite

Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
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Ferberite

Tazna Mine, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas Province, Potos�, Bolivia

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Ferberite, etc.

Panasqueira Mines, Covilh�, Castelo Branco, Portugal

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About FerberiteHide
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Dr. Moritz Rudolph Ferber
Formula:FeWO4Colour:Black; dark brown in transmitted lightLustre:MetallicHardness:4
- 4�Specific Gravity:7.58Crystal System:MonoclinicMember of:Wolframite
GroupName:For Dr. Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805-1875), amateur mineralogist, Gera,
Germany.Type Locality:? Ni�a Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora (Cuevas
de Vera), Almer�a, Andalusia, Spain
Ferberite-H�bnerite Series.

Occurs in high-temperature hydrothermal veins, greisens, and granitic pegmatites;

in alluvial and eluvial deposits.

In a unique situation ferberite may (experimentally) precipitate from volcanic

fumarole gas, at temperature around 450oC (Africano et al., 2002).

Classification of FerberiteHide
IMA status:Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz 8th ed.:4/D.16-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:4.DB.30

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites,

sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th ed.:48.1.1.2

48 : ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES

1 : AXO4
Hey's CIM Ref.:27.4.14

27 : Sulphites, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates

4 : Tungstates
Physical Properties of FerberiteHide
Lustre:Metallic
Transparency:Opaque
Colour:Black; dark brown in transmitted light
Streak:Brownish black to black
Hardness:4 - 4� on Mohs scale
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect on {010}
Parting:On {100} and {102}
Fracture:Sub-Conchoidal
Density:7.58 g/cm3 (Measured) 7.6 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of FerberiteHide
Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values:na = 2.255 n� = 2.305 n? = 2.414
2V:Measured: 66� , Calculated: 72�
Birefringence:Weak
Max Birefringence:
d = 0.159
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30�m thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Anisotropism:Distinct
Dispersion:r > v extreme
Colour in reflected light:Gray to white
Internal Reflections:Deep brownish red (less bright than H�bnerite)
Chemical Properties of FerberiteHide
Formula:FeWO4
IMA Formula:Fe2+(WO4)
Elements listed:Fe, O, W - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:Nb,Ta,Sc,Sn
Age distributionHide
Recorded ages:Phanerozoic : 387 Ma to 138 Ma - based on 48 recorded ages.
Crystallography of FerberiteHide
Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P2/b
Cell Parameters:a = 4.72 �, b = 5.70 �, c = 4.96 �
� = 90�
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.828 : 1 : 0.87
Unit Cell V:133.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Crystals wedge-shaped, commonly flattened {100} and elongated [010] or,
less commonly, along [001]. Crystal faces striated parallel {001} or {010}; as
groups of bladed crystals; less often short prismatic [001] and flattened {100}.
Massive.
Twinning:Common with twin plane {100}, rarely {001}; simple contact twins with
composition face (100) or, rarely (001); interpenetrant (simulating Carlsbad twins
in orthoclase) or lamellar (very rare). Twin plane {023}, common, usually as simple
contact twins, rarely as repeated twins or interpenetrating.
Crystal StructureHide
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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0000230 Ferberite Escobar C, Cid-Dresdner H, Kittl P, Dumler I (1971) The
relation between "light wolframite" and common wolframite sample: light wolframite
American Mineralogist 56 489-498 1971 0 293
0000231 Ferberite Escobar C, Cid-Dresdner H, Kittl P, Dumler I (1971) The
relation between "light wolframite" and common wolframite sample: common wolframite
American Mineralogist 56 489-498 1971 0 293
0010637 Ferberite Ulku D (1967) Untersuchungen zur kristallstruktur und
magnetischen struktur des ferberits FeWO4 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 124 192-
219 1967 0 293
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Radiation - Copper Ka
Data Set:
Chocote, Bolivia 106
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Geological EnvironmentHide
Geological Setting:High temperature hydrothermal veins, greisens, granitic
pegmatites.
Type Occurrence of FerberiteHide
Type Locality:? Ni�a Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora (Cuevas de Vera),
Almer�a, Andalusia, Spain
Synonyms of FerberiteHide
eisenwolframite

Ferrotungstate

Iron Tungstate

Other Language Names for FerberiteHide

Dutch:Ferberiet
German:Ferberit
Ferrowolframit
Italian:Ferberite
Japanese:???
Portuguese:Ferberite
Russian:????????
Simplified Chinese:???
Slovak:Ferberit
Spanish:Ferberita