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Wulfenite

Wulfenite Meaning & Definition
Wulfenite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wulfenite?

[n] a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore

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Wulfenite In Webster's Dictionary

\Wul"fen*ite\, n. [So named after F. X. Wulfen, an Australian mineralogist.] (Min.) Native lead molybdate occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually tabular, and of a bright orange-yellow to red, gray, or brown color; -- also called {yellow lead ore}.

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