Ferberite Mineral Data

General Ferberite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++WO4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 303.69 gm

Iron 18.39 % Fe 23.66 % FeO

Tungsten 60.54 % W 76.34 % WO₃

Oxygen 21.07 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺(WO₄)

Environment:

In high-temperature hydrothermal veins, greisens, and granitic pegmatites, also a residual mineral in alluvial and eluvial deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1863

Locality:

Aquiles, Sierra Almagrera, Spain. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805-1875) of Gera, Germany.

Name Pronunciation:

Ferberite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 64733

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Ferberite Image

Images:

Ferberite

Comments: Ferberite with minor siderite selvage.
Location: Panasqueira (2nd level), in the region of Beira Baixa, Portugal. Scale: 6 x 5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Images:

Anthoinite Cerotungstite-(Ce) Ferberite

Comments: Yellow cerotungstite-(Ce), with black ferberite veins and whitish anthoinite.
Location: Bugarama, Rwanda. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Ferberite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.838:1:0.8661

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.76, b = 5.68, c = 4.92, Z = 2; beta = 90.016° V = 133.02 Den(Calc)= 7.58

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.941(1), 4.75(0.45), 3.752(0.35),

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Forms: ( 1 0 2) ( 1 1 0) ( 1 0 0) ( 0 1 1)

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Physical Properties of Ferberite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect, {100} Parting, {102} Parting

Color:

Black.

Density:

7.5 - 7.4, Average = 7.45

Diaphaneity:

Nearly opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Sub Metallic

Streak:

brownish black

Optical Properties of Ferberite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.016 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1748,KPDmeas= 0.1778,KC= 0.175
Ncalc = 2.3 - 2.33

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=2.255, b=2.305, g=2.414, bire=0.1590, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=68.

Pleochroism (x):

dark brown.

Pleochroism (y):

dark brown.

Pleochroism (z):

dark brown.

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct.

RL Bireflectance:

Weak.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Ferberite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	16.50	19.50
420 nm	16.40	19.20
440 nm	16.30	18.90
460 nm	16.20	18.70
480 nm	15.90	18.50
500 nm	16.00	18.70
520 nm	16.00	18.70
540 nm	16.00	18.70
560 nm	16.00	18.70
580 nm	15.80	18.60
600 nm	15.80	18.60
620 nm	15.70	18.60
640 nm	15.60	18.50
660 nm	15.50	18.30
680 nm	15.40	18.10
700 nm	15.50	18.00

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Ferberite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	60%	100%	120%	180%	240%	300%	360%	420%	480%	540%	560%
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Calculated Properties of Ferberite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.59 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferberite =7.58 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Photoelectric:

PE_Ferberite= 757.55 barns/electron
U=PE_Ferberite x rElectron Density=4,991.71 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ferberite is Not Radioactive

Ferberite Classification

Dana Class:

48.01.01.02 (48)Anhydrous Molybdates and Tungstates

(48.01)where A XO4

(48.01.01)Wolframite series

48.01.01.00 Wolframite* (Fe,Mn)WO4 P 2/c 2/m

48.01.01.01 Hubnerite MnWO4 P 2/c 2/m

48.01.01.02 Ferberite FeWO4 P 2/c 2/m

48.01.01.03 Sanmartinite (Zn,Fe)WO4 P 2/c 2/m

48.01.01.04 Heftetjernite! ScTaO4 P 2/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.DB.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DB -With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

04.DB.30 Ferberite FeWO4 P 2/c 2/m

04.DB.30 Hubnerite MnWO4 P 2/c 2/m

04.DB.30 Krasnoselskite* CoWO4 P 2/c 2/m

04.DB.30 Sanmartinite (Zn,Fe)WO4 P 2/c 2/m

04.DB.30 Wolframoixiolite* (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 Pc m

04.DB.30 Wolframite* (Fe,Mn)WO4 P 2/c 2/m

04.DB.30 Heftetjernite! ScTaO4 P 2/c 2/m

Other Ferberite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic5, Enc. of Minerals, 2nd ed)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferberite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - Philatelic Mineralogy
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
18 - WWW-MINCRYST
19 - theimage

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Ferberite

Fe++WO4
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