Wulfenite vs Herderite
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Wulfenite
Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral with the chemical formula PbMoO4. It commonly occurs as thin, tabular tetragonal crystals in the oxidized zones of hydrothermal lead deposits, with colors ranging from yellow and honey tones to orange-red. The mineral was named in 1845 for the Austrian mineralogist and botanist Franz Xaver von Wulfen, and its bright crystals make it a recognized specimen miner...
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Herderite
Herderite is a calcium beryllium phosphate mineral in the apatite group, with the formula CaBe(PO4)(F,OH). It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly appears as colorless, pale-yellow, or greenish-white prismatic crystals; transparent crystals from Minas Gerais, Brazil, have been cut as gems. Herderite forms a compositional series with hydroxylherderite, a related mineral reported from...
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