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Meaning of WULFENITE

Pronunciation:  'wûlfu`nIt

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 Definition: [n]  a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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