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Wulfenite crystals from Arizona, USA. (Cranbrook Institute of Science specimen, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)

A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substrance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 4900 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates. Minor categories include vanadates, molybdates, chromates, arsenates, borates, tungstates, and oxalates.

Wulfenite is an attractive molybdate mineral having a shiny nonmetallic luster, an orangish color, and distinctive rectangular tabular crystals. Wulfenite is lead molybdate (PbMoO4). The lead content makes it noticeably heavy for its size.

Locality: Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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